The core idea of the film (Dracula accidentally turning his wife black by using a black woman's blood to resurrect her) has so much possibility. There are so many jokes you could make about prejudice, and old fashioned ideas, interracial relationships, etc, but the film doesn't do any of that. It doesn't really do much of anything. You might expect Dracula to overcome his apprehension about his wife now being black, realize the superficiality of his concern, and just be happy to be reunited, but that also doesn't happen. He's just unhappy about his wife being black and tries to change her back. He never develops or realizes he's wrong. He's just uptight through the whole movie. There's no real moral or messaging about racism or love. I suppose the ending is supposed to give us something like that, but it really doesn't, and the ending REALLY doesn't age well. Totally a wasted concept and cast.
Review of Old Dracula
