Clever blend of fact and fiction

Rating: 7/10 (13 December 2012)

This movie is worth a watch. It's quite a clever blend of fantasy horror with historical characters and events. Liked the "alternative" reasons for keeping slaves and how Gettysburg was decided. Nice contrast the Spielberg's Lincoln now in cinemas. Vampire movies work better with a historical framework than a sci fi modern setting.
Benjamin Walker resembles a younger Liam Neeson and is a competent and charismatic lead. Nice to see the lovely Mary Elisabeth Winstead in a historical role. Rufus Sewell is lead vampire.
The slashings are a bit repetitive and the killings could have been more inventively humorous.