A fun and action-packed ride...

Rating: 7/10 (9 October 2012)

I must say that this movie was really a nice surprise, as it turned out to be a rather fun and action-packed take on one of the most prominent historical figures in American history. I was somewhat worried that such a take on a legendary figure could have turned out to be insulting in a way or just inappropriate, but it was actually done well enough. Just put off your reality-goggles when you sit down to watch the movie.
The story is about Abraham Lincoln before becoming the 16th president of America, how his childhood and youth was molded and shaped by a cruel incident in which his mother was taken away from him by a vampire, and Abraham end up in the hands of Henry Sturges who teaches him how to fight vampires.
Actually the story was entertaining, especially because they buffed it up with so much really cool action sequences. And these sequences were nicely executed and made good use of slow-motion capture to emphasize on the action. But the movie wasn't all action, it was also incorporating historical events nicely, of course these were somewhat altered to reflect the movie's story with vampires.
The actors and actresses they had hired for the various roles were doing great jobs with their characters. A big hat off (no pun intended) for Benjamin Walker (playing Abraham Lincoln), Dominic Cooper (playing Henry Sturges), Jimmi Simpson (playing Joshua Speed) and Anthony Mackie (playing Will Johnson), as they really did a great job.
The special effects in the movie were great and really helped the movie along so nicely.
Also the costumes and sets should be mentioned, as they really put a lot of effort into these to make the era and environment come alive on the screen. And they succeeded. It was really a treat to behold and it was like you were right there in the mid 1860's. Really nice work there.
However, one thing that was a disappointment in the movie was the final showdown between Abraham Lincoln and Adam (played by Rufus Sewell). It was really anti-climatic, especially by the way that it ended. That was clumsily planned and horribly executed, and had they opted for something else it would have worked all the better.
Without revealing the ending of the movie, then I will say that it was really a nice touch to the movie, and I would go as far as to say that it was actually one of the best scenes in the entire movie.
So now we have had Abraham Lincoln fight vampires in this movie and zombies in "Abraham Lincoln vs Zombies", so what is next? Werewolves? I guess we will just have to wait and see.
But "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" is well worth a watch. Lots of fun and action, and great acting.