Not well developed but still entertaining

Rating: 7/10 (10 August 2012)

Now when I first saw the poster for this movie, it got my attention. I mean Abraham Lincoln is a vampire hunter in a movie? As odd as the connection is, it was intriguing and was awaiting for this movie to come out. Now was it a amazing movie that has a lot of creativity going for it? Not really, but it's still a entertaining movie that gets better as it progresses. When this movie started after couple of minutes in I thought it was going to suck. But it gradually started to build it's momentum. Now the main flaw about this movie is the editing and how the story progresses. Now this movie is based on a novel so it probably can't fit everything in here. But the movie felt like it skipped around a lot of stuff. Like if this movie came out on Blu-ray or DVD it my have some extended parts but just wasn't put in the theatrical released version or something. The editing just felt all over the place all around and didn't seem coherent. Also I know I sometimes put emphasis on development of characters although some movies are fine without much development. But this movie revolves around the man the legend Abraham Lincoln, one of the most popular and notorious president. But for the most part especially Abraham's younger yrs, it didn't feel like it was Abraham Lincoln. Like the character didn't stand out as the soon to be legendary president. And seemed like it could have been anybody for a while. Which is a bit disappointing, even if it's fictional it would have been nice if there was more depth and development in a imaginative way. So he at least seem like Abraham Lincoln. But I guess that is just a small gripe, cause this movie isn't about Abraham Lincoln's biographic movie but it's him kicking vampire ass. And I gotta admit he is a badass in this movie. Besides the upcoming movie featuring Daniel Day-Lewis "Lincoln" is the movie that tells the story in a realistic direction of the rise of a great president. I guess you can think of this movie kinda like "Inglourious Basterds" except less self indulgent and with more focus on action instead of dialogue. And the vampire killing action is sweet in this and there is a lot of it. Even the way the movie ended, it left in a good note. Overall I enjoyed this movie and might see it again, not a great one but it's entertaining.
7.5/10