Dracula Sir Movie Review: A complex tale of life, love and rebirth – Times of India

Dracula Sir is a film about reincarnation, dichotomy and existential crisis. There's rebirth at many levels. Dealing with everything from political ideology and society to human bonds and emotions, the film has a complex narrative.

It will take you a good 10 minutes to get into the groove of the script and get in sync with it. There's enough drama, a bit of thrill and goriness, which the director has gone overboard with. But the direction is clear and to-the-point, the cinematic frames apt and the dialogues lucid.

The screenplay is engaging but not without its share of flaws. To confuse the audience and keep them guessing, the story twists and turns every second towards the end. Its like a journey into the mind of a hallucinating patient. As Raktim goes about seeking the truth, the audience has no option but to make sense of the confusing narrative. But that doesnt mean its not a good watch. In the scenes like the one where a psychiatrist tries to reason with Raktim on why he thinks he is Amol Shome reborn after his death in the '70s, the tussle between reason and belief is explained well. But then, the way the script tries to link Raktims imagination on seeing a fumigation machine to a conversation with his beloved (Mimi Chakraborty) is a bit far-fetched.

The film could have been 100% original had not included scenes where Raktim dresses up as Dracula but looks more like the Joker. It seems to have been forced into the screenplay. There could have been better ways of connecting Raktim's instinct to take revenge in 2020 with the mindless torture he faces as a political pawn in '70s Bengal.

It is needless to say that when Anirban is playing the lead in a film, it's hard to overshadow him. He applies a certain slur to his speech that perfectly complements his peculiar canines. But it's subtle. Anirban in the two different portrayals of Raktim and Amol from two different eras is believable. Mimi is measured in her approach as a widow who later meets her former lover, Amol. In a film that's full of Anirban, Bidipta's short but powerful performance deserves a special mention.

The music is one of the biggest highlights of the film. Be it the lilting tune in the background when former lovers Amol and Manjari meet or the beautiful lyrics that represent Amol and Raktim's defeated selves in their respective lives, the music stands out amid the chaos on screen. Costume and makeup are also in total agreement with the films colour palette.

Dracula Sir is a passionate piece of work that seems to lack in reason at times. But yes, its a film you shouldnt give a miss.

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Reviewed and Recommended by Erik Baquero