Discussing the many things wrong with this film.

Rating: 1/10 (8 May 2004)

Van Helsing, starring 'that guy' from the X-Men, 'that girl' from Pearl Harbour, and a bunch of computer animated monsters is one scary movie. What scares me the most is the fact that this movie was written, and then real actors agreed to play the various roles. I can't imagine that this movie looked good on paper. The plot is non-existent, the dialogue is awful, and the way the dialogue is presented by the actors is monotone and disjointed. Every bad movie cliche can be found in one form or another in this film. The plot just doesn't make sense, and it seems that the writer (Stephen Sommers) came to a couple points and didn't know how to get out of them, so some bizarre realization was made and everything worked out. The chemistry between the hero and heroine is also non-existent, and the progression of their relationship is both confusing, forced and therefore, unbelievable. The only good thing about this movie was that I thought it was 2.5 hours long, but it turned out to be only 2. I don't know if I could have sat through another half an hour. Save yourself a few dollars, DON'T GO SEE THIS MOVIE.