Read the novel first

Rating: Null/10 (14 September 2018)

Even though I did read the novel first, it still took me a few minutes to get the gist of what was going on, as scenes moved with perhaps too quick of a pace. I feel anyone seeing this film before reading the novel beforehand may become a bit confused. A few negatives for me was that this film reminded me too much of "Van Helsing"(2004), with too much special effects and little else; also, the ending was different and less effective that the superior novel's ending. Lastly, there's no John Wilkes Booth to be found at all, and that was the biggest disappointment, as his final meeting with Henry(novel)is a great moment, but it was foolishly ignored in the film. All of that being said, this was an entertaining film, with decent performances, especially by Dominic Cooper(Henry), and Rufus Sewell(Adam), and I also liked some of the vampire transformations. I wished there were more scenes with Henry, a "good" vampire, if you will, and some mention of Booth, as I stated above. If you think this is a film you want to watch, I would highly recommend reading the novel first, as it's an easy read, and you may learn things about the great Abraham Lincoln that you never knew about, as I did.