Review of Dear Dracula

"Dear Dracula" is a 42-minute animated short film from 3 years ago. Director Chad Van De Keere and writer Brad Birch have worked on several television shows already before making this one. And the experience shows as they came up with a pretty nice little special here. The animation is fine, the story is good as well about Dracula helping a boy with his confidence while overcoming some own issues about the way people perceive vampires in the modern world. The fake teeth kid who turns into a chicken was pretty hilarious. Some pretty famous names are included in the voice cast here too, such as Ray Liotta from "Goodfellas", Ariel Winter from "Modern Family" and Emilio Estevez, Charlie Sheen's brother, from "The Breakfast Club". I would not say that this little movie is truly memorable or has some greatness to it, but it does not have to either. After all, it's not a Pixar theatric release, but a television special by fairly unknown people and company. I recommend the watch. It's also not scary, so good watch for young audiences as well. Thumbs up.