Review of Van Helsing (2004) by Hawk _ — 26 Mar 2015
I dig the idea of making Van Helsing into a 19th century James Bond that part was good. What wasn't good was the story: Another reviewer stated that the story felt like bad fan fiction and I would have to agree.
The story involves elements from both Dracula and Frankenstien with a heaping of werewolves thrown in for good measure and these ideas, at least in the way the movie brings them together, just don't clash well with each other.
The story line always feels forced and like it's trying to hard to make these separate elements work together. A lot of reviewers have mentioned the over reliance on CGI, that really didn't bother me that much but it is jarring to see Sommer's go from The Mummy which used CGI rather tastefully to this which feature an obviously CGI Frankenstein swinging from a rope like Tarzan.
This review of Van Helsing (2004) was written by Hawk _ on 26 Mar 2015.
Van Helsing has generally received mixed reviews.
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