One film, mixed reviews

  There's not much need to summarize the story of Nosferatu. Based on Bram Stoker's groundbreaking novel, Dracula, the original 1922 film by F. W. Murnau was created when the Stoker estate would not grant him permission to officially adapt the story. Eggers's film follows Murnau's story and characters, but the themes and general plot remain largely the same as all of the many Dracula adaptations that would follow. Because of the popularity and universality of the story, Dracula has been made and remade dozens of times, which begs the question, why do it again? […]
  Nosferatu may be framed impeccably, but this gray and cool blue toned version of the story does little to elicit an emotional or visceral response from me. It feels like a tragic sign of the times that as technology advances and we have access to a broader range of colors and lighting schemes than ever before in history, some filmmakers seem intent upon rejecting the opportunities that provides. It's made even more disappointing that the film teases us with flashes of warmth […] meaning that everyone involved was capable of making the film visually interesting but chose not to.