I'm not known for long movie reviews unless I REALLY like a film, so let's cut to the chase:
Van Helsing is yet one more remake of the classic Frankenstein's monster meets Dracula story.
The movie in a few words:
Poor screen play.
Poor acting.
Bad fake accents.
Computer graphics get silly quick.
The movie in a few more words:
Hugh Jackman's acting is flat, compared to the Wolverine. And where's his German accent? I never understood the directing (or lack of it) in this film.
Kate Beckinsale is gorgeous, of course, but her accent is way over the top and just plain stupid. Now if Jackman is Australian and Beckinsale is British, how come she has a ridiculously thick German accent and he has virtually none? Very poor directing (or cooperation on the actors part). And she looks like she just fell out of an MTV music video. What's up with that? This is supposed to take place in the late 1800s and she looks like Madonna. And Jackman is using James Bond style weapons. Oh well! I guess the producers are trying to appeal to the youth crowd.
Plot
Or lack of it. Van Helsing is a man for hire in a time of vampires. The plot twists and turns but the underlying idea is that Van Helsing is the only hope the church has of killing off Dracula and his vampires. He reluctantly teams with a beautiful woman who hinders him as many times as helps. All the classic characters are here including Dracula, Frankenstein's monster and the Wolfman.
Bottom Line
This story has been told better in too many much better (though much less expensive) films. Rent the original Frankenstein (1931) and Dracula (1931).
For the $150 million dollar budget this film had, you'd think that it could be slightly entertaining. Sorry. Don't waste your money on this one. Wait for Van Helsing to come to Blockbuster, HBO or network tv!
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