Not Living To the Hype!!

Rating: 4/10 (9 October 2008)

This movie was simply Over Hyped especially since it was based on a comic (following other successful adaptations), had a big blockbuster budget, good-decent actors; not to mention an interesting plot and yet the only good thing to it was the special fx. My issues with this film for starters was how these super vampires at the end got a pass for the majority by "The One Who Fights" Josh Hartnet after they just killed part of his family, friends, village and himself as well(since he had to turn himself into one); he simply lets them go!! Another gripe which I have with this movie is how throughout this entire movie a huge throw down is culminating with "The Head Vampire aka Marlow" and Josh Hartnet's character and yet it's wrapped up within a couple of minutes leaving a lot to be desired. Hell Mark Boone Junior's character "Beau Brower" at least went out like a soldier when it was his time... and all Josh Hartnet's character could muster was a that limp victory!! So disappointing!!
As for two possible goofs with this movie which seem to have gone unnoticed; 1). the fight at the plant involving Josh's character, his deputy and the vampire which I've dubbed "The Bald Bastard". During this fight scene "The Bald Bastard" has managed to wrestle the axe away from our hero and then he throws it at Josh's character missing him completely and hitting the railing and possibly falling off to the side and yet when the deputy has changed; Josh's character goes over to that same axe which is now placed on the floor near the railing and uses it to decapitate his former friend. The second possible goof (though I'm not completely positive); is that if that evil "Bald Bastard" is thrown into the mincer in that plant then who's the "Bald Bastard" at the end (were there two of them?? They looked the same).