While it didn’t do well in 2014, Netflix has given Dracula Untold a second life.

Its a remarkable achievement for a feature thats a decade old and wasnt that well received upon release.

Naturally, it begs the question: WasDracula Untoldjudged too harshly to begin with?

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HowDracula Untoldperformed in 2014

Dracula Untoldswooped into theaters on October 10, 2014.

However, there was another threat that proved to be Vlad the Impalers holy water: David FinchersGone Girl.

The disappointing financials aside, it was only worse on the review front.

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The other problem was the lack of an appetite for an origin story about the character.

In fact, theres enough daylight between the last ofTwilight pardon the pun and now.

Dracula Untolddoesnt change the mythology, but adds another layer to the complexity of Count Dracula.

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Isnt that the ultimate sacrifice one can make?

Perhaps its time to give the film the credit it deserved back in 2014.