Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Jennifer Kroll | ... | Twins of Evil | |
Jason Scott Lee | ... | Father Uffizi | |
Craig Sheffer | ... | Lowell | |
Diane Neal | ... | Elizabeth Blaine | |
Khary Payton | ... | Kenny | |
Brande Roderick | ... | Tanya | |
Jason London | ... | Luke | |
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Christopher Hunter | ... | Corello (as Chris Hunter) |
Tom Kane | ... | Doctor (voice) | |
John Light | ... | Eric | |
Stephen Billington | ... | Dracula II | |
Nick Phillips | ... | Officer Smith | |
John Sharian | ... | Officer Hodge | |
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Dragos Balauca | ... | Altar Boy |
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Silviu Olteanu | ... | Young Priest |
Horror following a group of medical students who come across the body of the world's most notorious vampire, Dracula (Stephen Billington). When a mysterious stranger appears and offers the students $30 million to harvest the body and steal its blood for auction, it's an offer they can't refuse. But as the lure of riches collides with unimaginable terror, the students also find themselves relentlessly pursued by a vampire killer from the Vatican. Written by Anonymous
I saw WES CRAVEN'S Dracula II (ASCENSION) on Showtime the other night; and, I found it to be is a fairly unique take on the vampire mythology. That is, until I saw Blood of the Vampire on AMC; and, realized that a "scientific" approach to vampirism isn't that original.
First, I have to admit that I have not seen DACULA 2000, so I may be a bit lost. However, I did like the opening sequence as an introduction to Father Uffizi. I found him a compelling and credible character; and, think the part was well-acted by Jason Scott Lee.
The rest of in the cast are one-dimensional and the acting is pretty average. The psychotic, controlling, wheel-chair bound homosexual / bisexual) mad scientist, played by Craig Sheffer could not have been a worse foil to our vampire hunter. And, his "reveal" at the end is just the film makers' ridiculous attempt to tie up loose ends.
WES CRAVEN'S Dracula II (ASCENSION) is only an average horror film, which shows many flaws.