I loved it; it's tremendously fun
Just finished watching this movie and I thought it was a blast.
The movie's central theme about codependency and abusive relationships is handled really well. Making the "abusive relationship" Renfield and Dracula allows the filmmakers to explore the subject without making it feel heavy-handed or preachy. It lets them have fun with the concept, too. It can be entertaining and funny without making light of that very real problem.
The side-characters are all really well performed, too. And, although they take up a little too much of the runtime, I was always enjoying the characterisations of the cop and the drug-dealing son and so forth.
I do hear the complaint people have that the film is pulled in too many directions, and I agree. It does get lost by giving us Renfield's story, Rebecca's story of avenging her father and rooting out corruption in the police force, and we also get the drug dealing family thrown in... it's a lot and it could have used a bit more focusing.
With that said, because they use the drug-dealing family to show another abusive relationship (the mom and the son), it's not like it's wasted completely.
Cage steals the show. Every gesture he does is perfect. I know people say he's not in it much and should be in it more - that's fair - but too much of this great thing might have spoiled it. With that said, it would have been nice to see more of the Dracula/Renfield relationship.
With a lot of great laughs, some interesting theme exploration, and some fun and creative action scenes, I had a great time with Renfield.