Don't watch if you're precious about the book. Otherwise - enjoy this awesome film

Rating: 9/10 (10 December 2012)

When I first heard the title my reaction was "Really????" so I decided I had to go see it just to see how ridiculous and awful it was. I was right (partly). It was absolutely ridiculous and I loved it. If you were going to take this film seriously then you really need to examine the title again.
I went to see this with a friend and we laughed our way through the film. The action is actually very well done, although its a little heavy on CGI, and Benjamin Walker makes a very good Abraham Lincoln. But sometimes the action gets so infeasible that you can't help but laugh. For example; a vampire HAMMERTHROWS A HORSE BY ITS HIND LEGS. Having said this, we both agreed the fight scenes were kick-ass.
Although this film is absolutely silly and mostly fight scenes, there is enough back story and normal bits to ensure a plot continues throughout the film. The dialogue is sometimes cheesy, sometimes witty, always delightful!
WARNING: If you have read the book and are gonna be precious about it then don't go a mile near this film. I read the book after the film and was shocked at how different they are. They really only have character names in common and even then...The only thing I was kinda annoyed they changed was the ending as the ending in the book made me so happy I actually wanted to cry whereas the movie ending upset me.
But basically if you act as though the film is not remotely based on the book it actually stands on its own very well. I really don't think it was meant to be serious so if you take it as silly you are bound to have a great time. This film is kick-ass, and awesome, and and and...asdfghjkl