Not a horrendous train wreck!

Rating: 6/10 (23 April 2013)

I'll follow suit of my good friend, and the star of Abe Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, and not fill your head with lies. This movie is tremendously enjoyable. AL:VH has a great sense of style, which is apparent in both the visuals and action sequences. A ton of hard work went into the craft of this twisted and cartoony early United States, and it shows. Along with the cool visuals is some fantastic action. Its highly stylized, axe-fu style scenes are terrific and choreographed to leave a smile on your face, and the finale is to die for. It's an excellent payoff to an otherwise ho-hum film.
There are two excellent action scenes here, while the rest feel like little teases to urge you towards the epic finale. The acting is also passable here. The script is mad cliché, but Mr. Walker plays an actually pretty good Lincoln, and some great moments flourish while others are laughable. Other side characters are actually pretty well done, but nothing Oscar worthy of course. What is mainly the problem here is the story telling. It's...well...non existent. The film basically hangs by a thread of ideas about racism and slavery, all of which are cleverly portrayed, and some revenge plot.
It's basic as basic can get, but that's not why you're going to go see this film. You're going to go see Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter because it's just that: our finest of presidents being a boss with an axe and chopping up vampires in the most stylish and fantastical of ways. It's fun, it's enjoyable, and it's much better than expected. From a film stand point, it's 3/5 stars, but from what I was hoping for, an action packed historical fiction with ridiculous scenarios and hyper-stylized action, and what I got...it's exactly what I asked for. Abe has his noticeable flaws, but this is a rough diamond of an action film that is sure to be in Blu ray players for a long time, and many times over.
Verdict: Yup, see it. 3 stars And a side note: 3D was excellent. Great sense of depth, but also tons of excellent effects created a truly unique experience, unlike most post production films.