I watched this movie expecting to be scared. Unlike some other people, I found it scary, if not frightening. I admit it’s not very gory, but the music and some other things made up for it. Murnau made clever use of shadows to create suspense, and like someone said from Monday, it’s what you don’t show that makes it all the more scary.

I was also watching this in the dark, so every time I knew Count Orlok was about to appear, I got this sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.

I had mixed feelings about how exaggerated the actors expressed themselves. For me, less is always more. Even if it’s a silent film, I felt that they could’ve “contained” themselves more; it would still have been plenty.

Overall, with everything considered, I would give this film a 7.5/10.