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We've gotten two theatrically released Dracula films this year. Truly we are living in good times.

I was extremely excited for this movie. A gothic horror film on a ship? A golden premise. And, delivers on its premise more often than not.

The film has glowing, gorgeous cinematography, a haunting musical score, and is acted to perfection, with even the child performance being quite good. And I was even more impressed with the production design. The ship creaks and becomes a character unto itself, with eeriness lurking in the shadows.

The writing is mixed, though. The script does make great use of the small location and has sufficient thematic depth and a few strong character beats. But unfortunately it's also bogged down with a lot of empty characters and too many scenes of meandering, repetitive conversation.

And even with the great visual craft on display, I found the scares particularly weak. Not a single one was unpredictable or frightening.

Even with its weaknesses, I implore you to see this film. We need to keep getting fresh films like this that take risks and show us original concepts.

Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023) is a movie that my wife and I saw in theaters this evening. The storyline follows the infamous voyage of the Demeter from Romania to London with a mysterious cargo. As strange things start happening around the ship the crew starts poking around the cargo and find a "stowaway" that warns them about an unworldly entity they must escape. Will the crew take the warning seriously or fall victim to whatever is haunting the ship?

This movie is directed by André Øvredal (Troll Hunter) and stars Corey Hawkins (Straight Outta Compton), Liam Cunningham (Game of Thrones), David Dastmalchian (The Suicide Squad), Aisling Franciosi (Game of Thrones) and Jon Jon Briones (Ratched).

This storyline, settings and special effects had so much potential. The plot is well set up, the attire and props are perfect, and the cast was well selected. The CGI used to create Dracula and his face were outstanding. There's some really creepy moments in here and some worthwhile jump scares. The kill scenes were intense, brutal and have nice gore and blood splatter. The transformation scenes are good too. However, the movie does run a bit long, I didn't "love" the ending and the entire film I felt like there was something missing and I couldn't quite put my finger on it.

Overall, this is a unique and solid addition to the Dracula universe but leaves you with a feeling it was missing something that keep it from being outstanding. I would score this a 6-6.5/10 and recommend seeing it once.

Rogue One is based on a small snippet of a larger story, but managed to expand that small snippet into a fun adventure. This movie does the same thing, but with an R rating. It takes a chapter out of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and turns it into a summer, thriller/suspense movie. I enjoyed this movie for what it was, I would recommend it as a good time.

This is a decent, popcorn summer film. If you go in expecting more or less, you will be disappointed. I went in with low expectations as the movie was not doing well critically. Some critics were lamenting it adds nothing new to the dracula mythos, it doesn't subvert expectations, it doesn't reinvent the wheel. C'mon guys, not every movie needs to be an Oscar contender, can't we just have some fun with Dracula? Critics were too harsh on this movie and are slamming it for what it isn't rather than commenting on what it is. It's a solid 7/10 movie.

They talked about the moorland but didn't show anything.

Also they didn't show anything bah Romania or Bulgaria.

These two factors reduced the atmosphere.

The movie is creepy at times, the settings claustrophobic n the idea of exploring the uncharted portion of the novel is downright solid but the lack of blood n action made me give low ratings.

Also some of the scenes are shot in too much darkness n the kills happens very fast. Some terrible fast cut editing which ruins the fun.

The make up of the Dracoola will remind of Nosferatu 1922 n Salem's Lot.

The characters make dumb decisions. After eventually knowing that the creature hides during the sunlight n inspite of knowing his hiding place, nobody takes the effort to throw his casket in the water nor do they try to search him or destroy his casket during the daytime.

Also why the Dracoola goes after Joseph (the chef) is beyond me.

'The Last Voyage of the Demeter' ended up being a lot better than I expected. I haven't seen a good vampire film in such a long time that I was really starting to suspect the genre had very little left to offer. Naturally then, I went into this film with rather low expectations. The film pleasantly surprised me though.

The film is very well made. We start with a scene from later in the movie. I'm not always the biggest fan of this, but in this case it was needed as there was a lengthy time of set-up at the beginning of the film, where if there wasn't promise of excitement to come, it could've lost some audience members.

Once the horror begins it was reasonably effective. The ship in the middle of the ocean is a truly great setting for a horror movie. There are a lot of night scenes too (vampire movies naturally always have a lot of those) which added to the suspenseful atmosphere.

And outside of the horror there was some decent stuff going on too. Some character's who were actually fairly likeable (unheard of in a modern horror film, right?). Also some very well written dialogue helped flesh things out and kept the less interesting scenes afloat.

The film wasn't afraid to break some boundaries too. Often in films like this you can tell at the start all the characters that are 100% going to be safe, but that wasn't the case here. I was pleasantly surprised by that.

All in all this did about as well with the concept as could've been expected. It's not a film I will likely ever watch again. But it passed two hours for me in reasonably enjoyable fashion. 6.5/10.

The only other Dracula movie I've seen was the original 1931 movie while I was in class, though I was barely paying attention to it, so...

Anyway, this movie was pretty decent and it was enjoyable for what it was. (I got the theatre all to myself, which was fun, but I forgot how big and salty a large bag of popcorn was, so that may have ruined it for me) The acting was fine, the characters were at least mildly interesting, I liked the costumes, and the tension was decent as well.

I do think that Woody Norman did pretty well, his character was probably my favorite overall lol

What confused me a little is that the characters were a bit stupid?? So, Dracula is on the ship (though I don't think they know it's him yet), killing people on the ship, they don't decide to search the crates until later in the movie, and in the middle of the night at that?

However, the movie did manage to get me slightly sad during one of the scenes, which is good because I usually get mad at movies instead of sad.

I'd try to give it a watch if I were you but don't expect a cinematic masterpiece or anything like that.

I enjoyed The Last Voyage of the Demeter. It's a cool stand-alone movie in a subgenre I frequently enjoy. There are a bunch of cool scenes and powerful moments. It does a good job creating unique characters. The performances are fairly good all around, with the standout being Liam Cunningham of GoT fame.

The movie also has a bunch of issues. I couldn't understand a lot of the dialogue. This is partly due to the accents, but more to do with sound mixing. I wasn't as engaged as I should have been. And not everything works.

But the biggest thing holding it back is that it's slow. It takes a while to get going. It's a full hour into the movie before you see anything. Now this could have been enjoyable if we didn't know what to expect. We would have been wondering what's happening, what's causing all of this. But of course the trailers give it away.

And even for people who avoid trailers like me and went in not knowing, the movie tells you in text right at the start. Instead of filling you with curiosity, you already know and are just waiting to get to it. And even after that, it doesn't pick up the pace all that much.

I still had a pretty good time with this movie, although I don't really see myself watching it again. (1 viewing, opening Thursday 8/10/2023)

Just saw the critics ratings for this film on Rotten Tomatoes. Eh? Please ignore them. This film was atmospheric, thrilling, well acted and brutal. The set design was amazing also, so much detail. I can't believe the reviews. Go watch it and make your own mind up. Excellent little creature feature with a great premise and I had a great time.

The critics gripes are that they knew what was going to happen at the end of the film because it was derived from a chapter from the Dracula novel. So this doesn't make it an interesting watch anyway? That is also just a straight up false assumption. Film reviewers have really lost it these days. I have learned a lesson through watching this film first and then looking at reviews afterwards.

To have fleshed out some very sparse diary entries into a full movie is a decent enough turn. Good cast, however they have a very limited gambit to run, less than a short storys worth of source material with zero ability for true character development. More a concept with arms and legs at a push. Its neatly done, the scripts a bit rough and ready but by no means is this the worst vampire movie to reach the big screen in the last two or three years. Less CGI would have been great as Javier botet is up there with doug jones in terms of his abilites on the physical acting front. Also not sure about the anna character , think the film would have been better without that as a framing device they could have gone more into the realms of john carpenters the thing , having that kind of suspense - all in all worth a watch.

Earlier this year, Count Dracula got a movie appearance with the comedy "Renfield", depicting his servant trying to break away from their co-dependent relationship. The count now gets his second appearance this year with "The Last Voyage of the Demeter", based on a single chapter in Bram Stoker's novel. André Øvredal's movie takes place aboard the ship that carried Dracula's coffin from Bulgaria to England. Once they set sail, the count starts doing his stuff.

This isn't like most Dracula movies. Dracula isn't the main or even a secondary character. The primary focus is on the people aboard the ship, including a Romanian woman who knows Dracula's horrible secret. The count himself isn't depicted as what we're used to. Far from the impeccably dressed, well-spoken aristocrat commonly portrayed onscreen, here he's a hideous monster with no aim except tearing you apart and drinking your blood. The claustrophobic, uneasy setting aboard the ship only adds to the horror factor.

It's not a great movie by any measure. A lot of it is predictable, and it doesn't give us a reason to care about the individuals. Even so, it's a fun movie. It apparently under-performed this past weekend, so I hope that it finds a cult following in the years to come.

The cast of Corey Hawkins, Aisling Franciosi, Liam Cunningham, David Dastmalchian, Jon Jon Briones and Nikolai Nikolaeff makes this movie a link between "The Walking Dead", "Game of Thrones" (twice), "Oppenheimer", "American Horror Story" and "Stranger Things".

In 1897, in a harbor in Bulgaria, the ship Demeter receives boxes of soil to transport to London with a promise of a bonus for each crewmember if they deliver on time. Captain Eliot (Liam Cunningham) expects to retire after their journey and recommend his first mate Wojchek (David Dastmalchian) to his position to live with and raise his grandson Toby (Woody Norman). The crew composed by the cook Joseph (Jon Jon Briones); the black doctor Clemens (Corey Hawkins); and the sailors Olgaren (Stefan Kapicic); Abrams (Chris Walley); Larsen (Martin Furulund); and Petrofsky (Nikolai Nikolaeff) plan what they will do with their bonus. Out of the blue, the dog and the livestock are found dead and the crew investigate the cargo hold. They find a young woman, Anna (Aisling Franciosi), almost dead and Clemens saves her life with successive blood transfusion. Soon they learn that there is something evil on board.

"The Last Voyage of the Demeter" is a great horror movie based on Captain Eliot´s log about what happened with her ship "Demeter" in her last voyage. The plot is tense and very well written, developed in an adequate pace. Maybe this is the only part of Bram Stocker's novel that the cinema had not shown yet. Dracula's image recalls F. W. Murnau´s "Nosferatu" (1922), with excellent make-up and special effects. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Drácula, A Última Viagem do Deméter" ("The Last Voyage of the Demeter")

Huge props for the cinematography and S/VFX that were the best part of this film, and in a close second, was the outstanding casting and performances by everyone. But the issue with this film, and what really dragged it down, was the repetitive and predictable narrative that was stretched out with lots of filler and not enough substance to fill in the two hour runtime. I would've enjoyed this more if at least 20 mins were trimmed off the current narrative, or more meat was added to the potatoes to satisfy the two hour runtime. Nevertheless, it was a decent one-time watch that added a nice chapter for all the Dracula fans.

3.5 out of 5 stars.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a pretty fair supernatural horror film that adds a new spin to the Dracula lore. Which feels like it pays homage to Guillermo Del Toro films. Its about a boat travelling from transylvania to england delivering cargo. Only one of the cargo breaks loose and causing bloodshed at night which the crew has to stop before coming across the next port.

The plot is good. Gives a bit of a mystery before dracula is known. Besides an uncalled manifest has a coffin with a dragon shaped on it. And it needs to be delivered to england. And a stowaway girl Anna (Aisling Franciosi) also awakens in another cargo crate which she only knows the threat they have on board.

The direction does build some suspense and tension as the crew have nowhere to go but to face the danger lurking at night as they get picked off every night. The vampire design is monstrous and menacing. The film is also bloody and thrilling.

The cast did okay with there performances lead by Corey Hawkins and Liam Cunningham. The script also was thin with the characters and barely gave much for the actors to work with. Which lacked the emotionality or making it difficult to care for them.

The film has some great dark and eerie tension building. It lacks the characterization in making the characters stand out besides Liam Cunningham, Corey Hawkins, and Aisling Franciosi. It adds a new spin to the vampire lore. The film does feel flat with everything else.

Was looking forward to this movie Paid the full coin to see it. Trailer looked good, some fine actors here, story intriguing. Wife agreed to go. Ultimately, the price tag is not worth the pay off, folks.

Sans my explanation of the story, here are the items I felt were well done:

1. Interesting characters. Well acted.

2. Interesting setting. The boat was not over the top, but perflectly done setting the scene for what appears is a routine shipping gig.

3. The gore is kept to a minimum. It's not zero, but the blood is kept

Here are the items I felt that this movie missed:

1. The story doesn't marry up with the book. "Artistic license" taken too far.

2. The story line was boring. Sorry, about at the 1/2 way point, I caught myself nodding off. The characters make ludicrous conversation and decisions, tons of monotonous dialog. Tons of story not in the book.

3. Popular hollywood thematics: Men are befuddled, the woman stoaway saves the day (more than a few times), christians are zealots, afrian english doctor the only ethical person on board.

Give me a break.

I walked out of the movie disappointed. They could have done so much here, yet what we got is the typical movie mess cleaned up and polished in editing. If this is a product of the writers on strike, then miss this one as I can't believe this script got green lighted.

My recommendation: Avoid. Worth a view once it's a free movie, maybe.

This year has been up and down for the horror genre with some hits and some misses. We've been bombarded with cliches and regurgitated subject matter. This movie had barely any marketing until a couple weeks ago it seemed. While this is a film revolving around a version of Dracula which is also a familiar story, it's executed in a unique enough way it thrives at times and may be the most authentic horror film of the year.

Ovredal has been bringing the visceral visuals for almost 15 years at this point and is clearly only rising . He has a very keen eye for the grim and brutal and this film has that in bunches. Another Dracula story in this day and age has to stand out and how he utilized the fantastic setting of being at sea on a ship in the 19th century based on a chapter of a Bram Stoker's original tale is absolutely awesome. The design of Dracula itself is probably my favorite part of the whole offering. The look is filthy and depraved, and the cgi and practical work is top notch. This I feel has been missing in the genre of late. There's nothing wrong with a good classic monster movie. The acting is also a standout with some familiar faces that truly capture the timeframe as well as the intensity.

Overall this was a very welcome surprise and a needed entry to this year's inconsistent slate of horror. I can't wait to see this director keep getting larger budgets as he must love what he does and it's evident. It may not get the attention it deserves at first but it will surely be talked about by horror aficionados.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a horror flick directed by André Øvredal inspired by a chapter from Bram Stoker's novel. The movie revolves around the crew of the Demeter, a cargo ship that embarks on a voyage from Transylvania to England in the 1800s carrying a coffin. As their journey progresses, they encounter bone-chilling incidents that hint at their not being alone on board.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter approaches this Dracula outing by delving into a minor yet captivating aspect of the timeless novel and manages to create an intense and atmospheric horror experience. The cinematography skillfully captured by Roman Osin beautifully portrays both the darkness within the ship and the vast tempestuous sea. Bear McCreary's haunting score effectively heightens the suspense and dread throughout. Edward Thomas's meticulous production design deserves applause for recreating period details and capturing the essence of life aboard the vessel.

The acting performances are commendable, with a talented cast including Corey Hawkins, Javier Botet, Liam Cunningham and David Dastmalchian. Hawkins shines as Clemens, our protagonist - a doctor who joins the crew as a passenger but soon becomes suspicious about what lies inside that coffin. His portrayal is both sympathetic and layered, effectively conveying his curiosity, fear and bravery. Botet portrays the creature that haunts the ship using his physicality and makeup to create a frightening presence. Cunningham takes on the role of the captain, who valiantly tries to maintain order and discipline among his crew but gradually succumbs to madness. His performance exudes authority and desperation, lending depth to his character.

Regrettably, the primary problem lies with the script itself, which suffers from pacing, weak character development and a lack of originality. The film takes a long time to establish its premise and introduce the characters resulting in a tedious first act. The characters mostly fall into stereotypes with little growth or complexity. Their irrational decisions and inconsistent actions make it difficult for us to emotionally invest in their fate. It also relies heavily on clichés and jump scares that fail to deliver genuine surprises or twists. The dialogue often feels cheesy and forced particularly when attempting humor.

The film also misses an opportunity to explore thought-provoking themes and symbolism present in its source material - such as the clash between science and superstition, fear of the unknown, or corruption of innocence. It neglects to delve into the motivations of both the creature and its victims while also failing to provide any cultural or historical context within which this story unfolds. This lack of commentary or exploration of these elements makes the film seem more interested in providing cheap thrills.

The Last Voyage of the Demeter is a horror movie that provides some entertainment for fans of the genre or the Dracula tale. It showcases good technical aspects of filmmaking and solid performances, but its shortcomings hold it back from being a truly memorable or innovative adaptation. It's definitely watchable but ultimately forgettable.

I've been highly anticipating this from the time I first found out about it. I'm a huge fan of André Øvredal's 'Trollhunter,' and 'The autopsy of Jane Doe'; while I'm not familiar with everyone in the cast, there are a few names that distinctly catch my eye. And for all the delicious, classic horror that Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' represents, and its subsequent adaptations, the fate of the ship that carried Dracula across the sea has broadly been as underrepresented in various iterations as it is fantastically understated. All this has built up my excitement for this 2023 movie for months - though on the other hand, while I thought maybe the flavor was just a reflection of how it was cut for marketing purposes, the first trailer to be released carried a tone that instilled some doubt into my mind. One way or another I've very much been looking forward to 'The last voyage of the Demeter.' Now that I've seen it, I'm glad to say that I did quite enjoy it, and I think it earns a fair recommendation, especially for fans of the genre. It's not necessarily all that I had hoped it would be, however, nor perhaps everything that it could have been.

In terms of cinematic storytelling, this faces the same issue to overcome as any given historical drama, which is that the story is very well known, and we know how it ends. The objective in any such instance is to make the course of events matter despite that knowledge. In this case, Øvredal emphasizes the violence: the attacks, the blood and gore, the ruin of the ship, and for that matter the monstrous appearance of this interpretation of Dracula. This is the primary source of the horror in this picture - not jump scares, not atmosphere, but the sheer unnatural brutality that befalls the Demeter and all on board. Admittedly, this is not the direction I was hoping the film would take, least of all based on the expectations that had been built up for me prior to that trailer, which as it turns out truly reflects the tone of the finished product. I don't know if it was the ideal choice, and it's not the choice I would have made had I been behind this feature, but of course, I'm not, and Øvredal is. Be that as it may, all the violence is very gnarly, to be sure, and thankfully it all looks fantastic. One can either accept that this is the path taken, and appreciate the ride along the way, or reject it and "hate-watch." I appreciate it, with caveats.

Let me speak more plainly, though. The problem that 'The last voyage of the Demeter' faces, in multiple ways, is that in the push to zero in on the visceral content and make the title as ugly as it could be (while not straying outside the bounds of what is acceptable to a general audience), it sometimes goes too far, becoming heavy-handed and much too overt. We see this, for example, in the most obvious examples of CGI, where the camera moreover lingers too long; we hear it, at too many points, in Bear McCreary's score, enlisting chords and ideas that are downright conventional; and we see it in the employment of genre tropes, which - well done as they are - are a little tiresome. Pathetic fallacy; jump scares by way of sound or image; the broad ease of knowing who will be the last characters standing; giving heroic, defiant, but all too tried and true lines to those who are left: these illustrate some of the lesser notions that the movie trades in. The slant toward being heavy-handed and overt unfortunately extends to other facets in turn: the entire opening scene, for example, is unnecessary, and even more so is the text that precedes it since the subsequent scene renders the words redundant. A voiceover in the last minutes dampens the excitement that should follow on at least an unconscious level as we know in our hearts what terror comes next in the saga (beyond the scope of these two hours). And so on.

In fairness, criticize the end result as one might (and, in my opinion, should), at large it's wonderfully well made. Barring the most transparent instances, the post-production wizardry looks as real and believable as it could; all the practical effects and stunts are superb. The ship is a beauty, and the sets all around are terrific, flush with detail, not to mention the filming locations. For that matter, the costume design, hair, and makeup are excellent, as are the props and weapons. Tom Stern's cinematography and Patrick Larsgaard's editing are equally sharp and tight, and setting aside my qualms about the tone, Øvredal's capabilities as a director are never in question. Though some of his compositions feel kind of lazy in their commonness, I rather love McCreary's score more than not, and some of the themes are just splendid in their bombast or in the tinge of dread ambience that they lend to the proceedings. I take exception to some thoughts that Bragi Schut Jr. And Zak Olkewicz poured into the screenplay, inclusions that were needless, ordinary, or a step too far, yet in the broad strokes the writing is solid as it lays the foundation for an adaptation of a single underappreciated chapter in Stoker's masterwork. And I have no notes for the cast - I love them all. It's Aisling Franciosi, David Dastmalchian, and Liam Cunningham that I know best among the ensemble, and I indeed think they stand out most, but Corey Hawkins, even Javier Botet, and everyone else on hand just as surely illustrates their acting skills and inform me that I would be well served by finding more of their credits to watch.

Here's one more critique, though: that in contrast to the stark violence and heavy-handed, overt overall tack, there are some aspects that are altogether magnificent in how they were handled. For that disparity, and seeing glimpses of a parallel path 'Demeter' may have sailed, this journey is lessened in turn. To illustrate that point, I refer you to those titles that most immediately raised, partially in vain, my hopes for this film. 'Jane Doe' was definitely one, for its brilliance was in the slow build, the softly increasing awareness that something was terribly wrong, before all hell broke loose. Yes, 'Trollhunter' was another, for while it's a very different type of genre flick, it's marked by remarkable intelligence and wit in its writing and direction (both credited to Øvredal) that made it a fun horror romp that nonetheless felt meaningful. And chiefly I think of Werner Herzog's 'Nosferatu the Vampyre,' wherein the doomed vessel is a quiet set piece, a looming harbinger of the death that comes - a masterstroke of subtle atmosphere. Indeed, we get shades of these qualities in this adaptation: in the gnawing hopelessness and dawning inevitability that gradually overtake those on board; in the exquisite special makeup, refined and nuanced, that more underhandedly brings to bear the nature of the threat facing the ship. Above all, we get shades of these qualities in a select few scenes where the tenor isn't vim and vigor, but haunting sorrow, and grim realization - the proverbial tolling of the bell that signals very definitively what hellish fate awaits those who yet survive. (A select few scenes which, incidentally, all spotlight Franciosi and her character, both of whom arguably benefited from the best writing in the entire picture.) We see shades of the more delicate, discriminating, cunning, and devilishly insidious bent that this might have adopted instead of the plainspoken, sometimes all too tactless intensity, or which may have served that intensity better were there more balance between the two sides of the coin. But, alas, that's not the feature Universal has distributed.

I have written some harsh words, so allow me to reiterate that I do, actually, enjoy this. I like it, I think it's entertaining, I think it's well made with fine contributions from all involved, and it satisfies the craving for horror cinema that impels one to check it out in the first place. I don't like it as much as I would have, however, had more attentive, mindful care been taken in some specific manners; furthermore, a part of me wonders if I'm not being too generous in my assessment. What it comes down to is that Øvredal has made a good genre flick, as sturdy as the Demeter when she first left port, and it's deserving on its own merits, with some particular highlights including the cast. It could have been great, however, or possibly even outstanding, and for all those ways in which we see the glory that might have been, its faults and shortcomings simply drag it down too much for it to reach another level. I'm glad for those who get more out of it than I do, and I don't begrudge those who regard it more poorly. I'm glad I took the time to watch; I just wish it weren't so readily apparent what more it may have achieved. 'The last voyage of the Demeter' is worthwhile, but sadly just not the unreservedly entrancing viewing experience it had the potential to be.

Overall fun movie. I found the monster to be reminiscent of watching Alien back in the day. I loved the period of time this film takes place in. Acting was good and the story was well written but predictable. I wish they would've kept the creature hidden longer but it was given away in the previews. The fear of the unknown is sometimes more powerful when it remains just off screen. I would have loved to see more of the back story of how we got to the start of this movie. I think this would have helped tie the whole thing together and connect it better for those like myself who don't know all of the Dracula lore.

"The Last Voyage of The Demeter" is an unapologetically brutal Dracula slasher, and I loved every second of it. Growing up, my family and I have been huge fans of Hammer Horror Christopher Lee Dracula films, and the "Demeter" definitely reminds us of those films, though with an extra dose of blood, gore, and viciousness. "Demeter" removes the romantic aspect of Dracula as well as his humanity, which has been a focus in many Dracula adaptations, but it gives us a Dracula at his most unhinged and merciless. He spares no one here, and the kills are extremely brutal, vicious, and quite jaw-dropping. "Demeter" is also extremely stylish and has a great atmosphere about it. It is nicely paced and gives time for its characters to develop as well, but it's never slow despite what some people may call it. "Demeter" was definitely a ride worth taking - a solid old-fashioned horror movie with Dracula doing his thing against hapless individuals.