Insane in the membrane monster mash-up; more miss-than-hit hybrid

Rating: 7/10 (8 July 2012)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (2011) **1/2 Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Ellizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas, Jimmi Simpson, Joseph Mawie, Robin McLeavy, Erin Wasson. Insane in the membrane monster mash-up with beloved historical figure is one of the odder and more miss-than-hit hybrid based on Seth Grahame-Smith's novel (he adapted for the screen himself) what-if-scenario of the Kentucky rail splitter as a vengeance seeker for the undead who killed his mother enlisted with a mentor in the unlikely form of 'turned' vampire killer Cooper out to stop the war-mongering plague of vampires, while becoming the politician destined for greatness as the emancipator. With some iffy CGI and far too many MATRIX enhanced fight sequences the film's anemic quality is overshadowed by the production design and at times overcooked direction by Timur Bekmambetov.