Not as bad as you might first think

Rating: 6/10 (31 December 2012)

From the title, you would probably simply skip past this with a passing thought of 'I can't believe they made that' before quickly forgetting it and selecting some other DVD. However, having taken a chance, I have to say it was quite enjoyable. There are some clichés of course as with most vampire films, but there are also some different takes on the vampires themselves and what they can and cannot do. As the title suggests,the main character is indeed Abraham Lincoln of USA Presidential fame and follows his life for early childhood to Vampire hunter and onto politics and president. Now I know it sounds mad, I mean how can a president get out and about without anyone knowing and go vampire hunting, however, remember this is the early days of America, the Whitehouse has just been built and the American Civil War is on. So there are no secret service or FBI following the president around and to be fair, most of the vampire hunting happens before he becomes president. Although the film covers many years in the life of one man the pace is quick and it does not drag on, skipping large chunks of his life that are not important to the story which is a good thing rather than bad. There is a bit of a dodgy train scene near the end where you kind of have to stretch the imagination to believe it but apart from that the film is a lot better than the title or the trailer suggests. If you're into vampire films and fancy taking a change, I would give it a go. Just don't expect to be overwhelmed by the script.