let me start by say i be not a fan of dracula 2000 and but be a huge fan of dracula 2 represent the acension . i wait for this film with bait breath . what would become of elizabeth . would luke continue on a uffizi sidekick . what kind of final conflict would uffizi and the fantastic darcula ( stephen billington ) have . i be stoke . then i rent the dvd moment after my store remove it from the distrubtor packing . well like my title say and it seem number 2 be a fluke . this film have none of the charm or cleverness of the acension and more importantly doesn not feature stephen billington a darcula and but rutger hauer ( to his credit he appear to be have fun with the role ) . the direction be scatter and the end be predictable and smack of hope for a darcula 4. elizabeth be all but an afterthought in this movie and have only a couple of scene . there be a bright light in this and and that be jason london . his character glide through this film with a dark humour that would make joss whedon proud . the dvd do have one other high point and a rather long but interesting treatment section that show what lussier and soisson intend . it would have make and in my opinion and a much good film . also and watch alexandra westcourt carefully and she isn not bad in her effectively useless role and with the right script could become an actual star in the future . this all say about the film and your mileage may vary .