It's missing something...I think it's humour

Rating: 6/10 (13 April 2015)

So it's been established by other reviewers that the screenplay differs from the book. That's to be expected, since the movie is intended to be watched by a large audience who haven't read the book. And Hollywood productions often insist upon a particular plot sequence.
The basis of the story is a clever idea. Take a famous character from American history and place him into an entirely different genre (horror). It is saying that the horror of war isn't enough....vampires are also required to spice things up. Not a bad idea.
Benjamin Walker plays the role of Abe Lincoln convincingly throughout and the other cast back him up. The action scenes are based upon the slow-mo originality provided by the Matrix and the kung-fu jinks of Chinese action movies.
But this movie has a glaring fault that I'm surprised wasn't picked up during production. There is no humour in it. It has action, fear, sorrow and guilt but no humour. The lack of humour is like baking a cake without putting any icing on the top.