"Still, the Melford-Avalos Dracula is a big step up from the Browning version. Its substantially longer running time (more than 20 minutes in excess of the English version's) allows for more and better character development, and provides the opportunity to plug up plot holes left gaping in its better-known counterpart. The directors' firmer grasp of their medium shines through in every scene, resulting in a film that is livelier despite its greater length. The more competent cast rises to the occasion throughout, putting in performances with far greater depth of feeling than the English-speakers who played their roles on the same sets by day. With a more forceful actor in the all-important title role, this Dracula could really have been the classic Browning's version is generally regarded to be." - Scott Ashlin, 1000 Misspent Hours and Counting