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6.5

Renfield

R·2023·93m

Comedy

Horror

Comedy

Horror

Summary

Having grown sick and tired of his centuries as Dracula's lackey, Renfield finds a new lease on life — and maybe even redemption — when he falls for feisty, perennially angry traffic cop Rebecca Quincy.

Cast

Nicholas Hoult

Renfield

Nicolas Cage

Dracula

Awkwafina

Rebecca

Ben Schwartz

Tedward Lobo

Shohreh Aghdashloo

Bellafrancesca Lobo

Brandon Scott Jones

Mark

Adrian Martinez

Chris

Camille Chen

Kate

Bess Rous

Caitlyn

Jenna Kanell

Carol

Danya LaBelle

Karla

Rhonda Johnson Dents

Sharon

Christopher Matthew Cook

Bob

Michael P. Sullivan

Weird Kevin

Rosha Washington

Trevante

James Moses Black

Captain Browning

T.C. Matherne

Kyle

Caroline Williams

Vanessa

Marcus Lewis

Apache Joe

Derek Russo

Brice

Marvin Ross

Sal

Gabriel 'G-Rod' Rodriguez

Ronnie

Dave Davis

Mitch

Keith Brooks

Doug

Joshua Mikel

Phil

Chloe Adona

Mandy

Stephen Louis Grush

Cliff

Christopher Winchester

Jones

John Cihangir

Jeffrey

Brian Egland

IT Guy

Christopher Clarke

Creepy Teenage Kid

Lena Clark

Annoyed Customer

Brianna Quinn Lewis

Rainn

Lacey Dover

Blonde Cheerleader

Shelby Bradley

Cheerleader

Stefany Almendinger

Nun

Krystal Tomlin

Ant Kid's Mom

Camden McKinnon

Ant Kid

William Ragsdale

Older Priest

Miles Doleac

Vampire Hunter

Lucy Faust

Dracula Victim

Mike Harkins

Sad Man

Oren Michaeli

Street Tough

Betsy Borrego

Nervous Woman

Sarah Durn

Terrified Customer

Anil Bajaj

Nervous Man

Susan McPhail

Chaperone

LeConté Banks

Dancer

Javonte Carney

Dancer

Jordan Harris

Dancer

Asiel Hardison

Dancer

Hannah Hawkins

Dancer

Tamika Jett

Dancer

George Lawrence II

Dancer

Cody E. Olsen

Dancer / Workshop Dancer

Victoria Pizzo

Dancer

Maya Taylor

Dancer

Will Thomas

Dancer

Michaela Todaro

Dancer

Raymond Turner

Dancer

Victoria Walls

Dancer

Isabel Lacon

Fly Dancer

Ahmari Vaughn

Fly Dancer

Natalie Allen

Maggot Dancer

Alain German

Roach Dancer

Juan Guzman

Roach Dancer

Nick Drago

Drunk Dancer

Meagan Kong

Drunk Dancer

James Chavarria

Street Tough Dancer

Jonathon Hannah

Street Tough Dancer

Hugo Perez

Street Tough Dancer

Joshua P. Bell

Workshop Dancer

Christian Deshautelle

Workshop Dancer

Meghan Manning

Workshop Dancer

Ahmed Zakzouk

Workshop Dancer

Crew

Director

Chris McKay

Characters

Bram Stoker

Screenplay

Ryan Ridley

Screenstory

Robert Kirkman

Reviews

Geronimo1967

April 17, 2023

Nicholas Hoult is the eponymous vampire "familial" whose job it is, is to cater for the needs of his toothy master (Nicolas Cage) who is distinctly under the weather. He is gradually tiring of the relentlessness of his tasks - especially as procuring food for his boss is becoming more and more difficult; as well having to rely on his own unsavoury diet of bugs - they give him super strength for a few moments. Meantime, the ballsy police officer "Quincy" (Awkwafina) is trying to finally nail "Teddy Lobo" (Ben Schwartz) whose mother "Bella" (Shohreh Aghdashloo) heads up the city's most ruthless gang of drug dealing hoods and who has bribed just about every city official. Serendipity takes an hand when "Renfield" comes across this officer in a diner and after a lively altercation the two find themselves united in their determination to achieve their goals. To be honest, the story is pretty lightweight and just reminded me of an episode of "Buffy". What makes this a bit more fun is the two characterisations. Hoult joins in. He is clearly having fun with his insects and his acrobatics. Cage is also up for the task at hand. He is super-hammy and at times reminded me more of Sir Anthony Hopkin's "Hannibal Lecter" than of anything Christopher Lee ever did. I saw this on my own in a cinema last night which was a bid sad - it's not a great film, but it is still a mildly amusing mickey-take of this genre (and of what passes for film-noir nowadays) and though instantly forgettable, is still a well produced and enjoyable enough gore-fest.