Review of Van Helsing (2004) by Jingbo W — 22 Jul 2012

A crappy combination of Dracula and Frankenstein!

This review of Van Helsing (2004) was written by Jingbo W on 22 Jul 2012.

Van Helsing has generally received mixed reviews.

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