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Date : Tue May 14 2024 14:15:05

Prime Video movie of the day: Nicolas Cage finds a role to sink his teeth 
into in Renfield

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Tue, 14 May 2024 13:00:10 +0000

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Nic Cage isn't the protagonist here but he chews the scenery every time he 
appears on screen.

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of the Day Every day, we cut through the bottomless list of streaming options 
and recommend something to watch. See all our Netflix movie of the day picks, 
or our Prime Video movie of the day choices. 

As we said in a Halloween horror round-up , if you want to know what Renfield 
is like then "Imagine What We Do In The Shadows with a massive body count and 
gallons of gore." Nic Cage is Dracula in a role that sees him chewing necks 
as well as scenery; Nicholas Hoult is the titular Renfield, his faithful 
manservant who starts to imagine living outside his master's non-shadow. 

Funny, gory and somewhat over the top, Renfield is a lot of fun; audiences 
liked it a lot, and Nicolas Cage is always great value. And it's available 
for Prime Video subscribers. Watch Renfield on Prime Video Is Renfield worth 
biting into? 

Yes. It's flawed, but when it works it works brilliantly: it's often very 
funny and there are some great scenes and performances. It's uneven, but if 
you go in expecting some daft Dracula-related Transylvanian tomfoolery that's 
exactly what it delivers. 

 The Age said: "The main attraction is Nicolas Cages barnstorming performance 
as Dracula, played mainly for laughs yet indicating careful study of his many 
predecessors in the role" while FilmWeek on NPR Los Angeles said that it's a 
"gorefest" where "heads really roll". 

As the Horror Queers Podcast points out it's comedy first and horror second: 
Cage is "a campy blast" but the story lacks yes bite. 

But what about Renfield himself, the hero of this story? According to the 
Fort Worth Report, "Nicholas Hoult as Draculas loyal servant resembles a 
cross between a Marvel superhero and John Wick." But it's Cage we're all 
wanting to see, among the "action, comedy and massive amounts of gore." And 
his performance? "Fangtastic!" 

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