Vampires: evil or just really constipated?

Rating: 6/10 (16 March 2004)

Pros: - Pretty decent cinematography; there are a few key shots that make this movie almost worth seeing - Excellent makeup jobs; the director for this movie was all about staying away from CG as much as possible, so some very stunning makeup jobs were done- most impressive of all was Viktor's during his regeneration - I really liked the costume design for the vampires- very cool - The story was interesting
Cons: - Number one: 90% of the actors in this movie were god awful; Shane Brolly was the worst- in every scene he look horribly constipated; I guess a diet of blood isn't really high in fiber but that's not an excuse for having a butt-ugly grimace in every single scene; just about everyone in this movie over acted their part; Kate Beckinsale and Michael Sheen are the only 2 that I feel were decent in this movie - The werewolfs looked stupid; if you are going to move away from CG, let's make some costumes that have more than just facial movements; every werewolf walked as if it were wearing a girdle under its fur; oh, and the whole running on the wall thing doesn't work in a world where there is gravity- I guess everyone is also part spider
Overall: As I said before, there are a few key shots in this movie that are excellent. The sad thing is you see most of them in the trailer.