Review of Van Helsing (2004) by Hoops2448 — 12 Dec 2011
Van Helsing is possibly the closest I have come to giving a film a 0. It is a lifeless corpse of a movie. The acting is dreadful bordering on laughable. The referencing of classic monster movies doesn't only fall flat but it grates.
Richard Roxburghs Dracula is over the top in the worst possible way and the scripting is dreadful. If anything its one saving grace is a remarkably entertaining intro to the character of Van Helsing (even if Hugh Jackman is terrible as the title character) with the fight between Jekyl and Hyde being a fun piece of action.
Its the films only saving grace and its only 5 minutes. The film lumbers on after that, slowly killing your soul. It's dire and thats before it gets to the end where you get to witness Lion King esque sky visions.
Because copying Disney in a monster movie seemed like a good idea at the time. Don't watch it, and if you do, bring a pillow.
This review of Van Helsing (2004) was written by Hoops2448 on 12 Dec 2011.
Van Helsing has generally received mixed reviews.
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