(ESP-ENG) Renfield - Nicolas Cage in a good movie?

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Why do I ask myself that question? - There has always been a kind of belief or thinking in people that this actor, Nicolas Cage, has not been able to make quality films, in fact it has been a matrix of opinion for many years and the truth is that I don't know if it is very real. Films like Lord of War, Contracara or The Rock are pretty decent works of him and that at the time I liked a lot, it is true that not all that glitters is gold, but from there to bury his entire filmography seems to me something drastic. This time we are facing a role that when I found out more or less what it was going to be, two things could happen, or be something surprisingly good or something as terrifying as his appearance in this story.

Renfield, for those who don't know, is a film that combines horror, comedy and an aspect that left me a little open-mouthed, action hand in hand with absurd amounts of blood. But of course, how can there not be blood if we are in front of Count Dracula himself? - I know it's quite obvious but the reference is taken to the action scenes, of hand to hand fights that we witness in this story. It's a film that pleasantly surprised me, I must say, because I was honestly expecting mediocrity but it turned out to be a decent production. Without further ado, let's talk a bit then about what this modern tale of Dracula and his faithful assistant is all about.

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As the name of the movie says, this plot focuses on Renfield, Dracula's faithful and loyal assistant. A man who is under the "power" of one of the most egomaniacal and narcissistic characters in history and that despite centuries and centuries of service continues to be treated as the worst ways you can imagine. But everything has a limit and it seems that Renfield has reached it and he is tired of everything and decides to try to find a life away from his master and discover a world where he is no longer an evil entity since part of his job is to find victims for Dracula so that he, as a good vampire, can feed and regain his strength.

But what happens? - Well, up to that point it's just another movie, but this time there's a tangent. Renfield, looking for a solution to his problems, begins to attend group therapy and support because at the end of the day it is nothing more than a toxic relationship that is suffering and it is thanks to that, for things that clearly I will not say because it would be spoilers, he ends up involved in a criminal network that runs the city. From here the story follows its course where drug dealers, gangsters, cops, Dracula with his thirst for blood and power and Renfield himself in the middle come together to give way to a film full of a lot of action, more than I expected, and a kind of very therapeutic-emotional final message, which I think is one of the main points of the plot.

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The movie is strangely good and funny, I'm sure for those who saw it and those who haven't yet that it was or will be something they don't expect. It has high doses of comedy but it is a bizarre humor at times and others is even a little silly for different scenes, dialogues, interpretations, ways in which the characters are built; it is something quite absurd if you ask me but in the end it achieves its purpose which is that you laugh, have a good time and do not get bored. Is there terror? - If horror is the brutal appearance of Dracula, the senseless amounts of blood and all the dismemberments and decapitations then yes, it is horror in all its lines and aspects.

Another relevant point is the action and it is one of the things I enjoyed the most. Renfield is a guy who has lived for centuries thanks to Dracula and who also has super human powers, this makes him have some very noticeable special abilities that allow him to perform everything you see these very well done action. It is a kind of Blade with John Wick, keeping the distances, but that really as a viewer generates that feeling of not wanting to stop watching because they are highly entertaining and bloody. The latter I think is the icing on the cake because it gives an extra visual touch that makes the fights much more colorful, obviously, but maintaining a certain quality, because yes, they are very synchronized scenes, it is not something as mediocre as you might think.

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And last but not least there is an emotional factor here. As I said this downtrodden assistant begins to go to therapy to overcome and let go of his toxic and working relationship with Dracula, in those conversations he comes to conclusions that can be useful to many people off screen who are going through something similar. It is not a totally empty film, it seeks to leave you something beyond the bloody and comic enjoyment that can be, it is not something worthy of praise either but it is appreciated that they want to give a little more depth and plot to the film. Again and again, it was not something I expected and ended up being a product that can be seen without problems.

Nicolas Cage was magnificent, all his scenes and expressions were a complete ten. The character is just that, a guy very dependent on his assistant and with an infinite evil but in this case we must also include an ability to make people laugh with nonsense and even ridiculous things. Personally, more than fear, which may be, what I found funny was to see him, but not at the level of mockery but a genuine one, I think Cage understood the role very well and what he wanted to convey. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) was also up to the task, especially in the action scenes in which he participated, which were almost all, he more than fulfilled. He is a nicer guy than bread but was forced to adopt a negative attitude that sooner or later he decided to change.

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A film to which I give a 7.5/10 because I arrived with very low expectations and it turned out to be a decent and good discovery. Nicolas Cage was very top, high level action scenes, lots of blood, too much I would say, body parts flying and exploding everywhere, a good final message, in short, a somewhat strange combination but it worked quite well. It has a duration of an hour and a half, just the right time really. Here is the trailer.

Well my people that's all for today, I hope you liked it.
¡A hug to everyone, see you next time!