Boring and looks like it has been shot on an iPhone 3

Rating: 3/10 (24 June 2012)

This movies has a number of shortcomings, I would like to focus on one. The look.
There are movies that benefit from a digital look and then there are movies that were shot on digital and look OK. This movie does not fall in either category. It looks really bad. So much so that I was constantly aware of technical aspects of filmmaking. Luckily there is neither much story nor excitement that I could have missed.
It seems we are trapped in a close up of Mexican soap opera for most of the movie. Somebody must have thought that "iMovie preset color-grading" would help the film. Most of the film is so sepia or so blue that there is not much other color left. What really puzzles me is how this movie changes between "super sepia" and "super blue" in the same room at the same time for no dramatic reason.
For many years "Hollywood movie" was a guarantee for a great looking cinematic experience. Regardless of problems with story or script there was a look that made up for other shortcomings. Battleship (2012) is far from a great movie, but it is an example how great a modern Hollywood movie can look.
Unfortunately Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter is a low point of the cheap digital TV aesthetic. I hope this look does not become acceptable as this has nothing to do with a cinematic experience.
To sum it up: A movie called Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter that is neither fun, ironic, cool nor looks good is a wasted opportunity.