Review of Van Helsing (2004) by Boo Allen for Denton Record-Chronicle — 06 May 2004

The umpteenth version of big budget, CGI nonsense (when will it stop?).

This review of Van Helsing (2004) was written by Boo Allen and published by Denton Record-Chronicle on 06 May 2004.

Van Helsing has generally received mixed reviews.

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