'Dracula Untold' sinks some fun into a muddled plot

Luke Evans stars as Vlad in "Dracula Untold," the origin story of the man who became Dracula. Gary Shore directs and Michael De Luca produces the epic action-adventure that co-stars Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon and Charles Dance.

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Heres a multiple-choice question: Which of the following would accurately describe the 15th-century figure Vlad the Impaler?

a. Impaler

b. Vampire

c. Family man

d. All of the above

According to Dracula Untold, an account of how one infamous historical baddie became an even more infamous literary and cinematic baddie, the correct answer is "d." And its the whole family man thing that makes this film such a strange ride.

Long before all the pointy teeth and coffins and debates about sparkly skin, we meet Vlad Tepes (Luke Evans), a Transylvanian prince who earned the nickname "the Impaler" by showing the business end of a spear to a disproportionate number of Turkish warriors.

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'Dracula Untold' sinks some fun into a muddled plot

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