typical Timur flick

Rating: 7/10 (11 December 2013)

This flick will divide the viewers in two camps just like the story itself, how cool is that. By which I mean, it's not a straight horror story. It's never frightening and the story itself can't be taken serious and it's that fact that will turn away the lovers of horror.
On the other hand it's easy to spot that it was directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Just watch the fight scene's how it all was filmed. Most done in slow motion and that's so typical for Timur. Remember Nightwatch (2004) and what followed. So for people who loves this kind of filming or do adored The Matrix (1999) its fight scene's then this surely will be your cup of tea.
That it was shot in 3D gave it an extra but it does hide the weak script. Don't get me wrong, it never was boring but if you think about Lincoln really being a vampire killer and the battle at Gettysburg being done between vampires from the south and humans from the north then this in fact a rip-off of his own Nightwatch franchise. But I must say that the effects looked stunning and that the 3D really worked. Just watch the horse ride and towards the end the disaster with the train. It's all exaggerated but let that also be the autograph of Timur.
The acting itself was believable except when getting older you could spot that the beards were as fake as it could be. Still i enjoyed it because I don't have any problem with Timur's films so far. But some are fed up with him giving always the same treat.
At the end of the day it's just a twist on American history filled with extra effects.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 5/5 Story 3/5 Comedy 0/5