It's a bad pantomime

Rating: 3/10 (7 May 2004)

Badly acted, too much CGI, no heart, this a laughable poor mans The Mummy Returns.
The audience laughed at all the wrong bits, particularly at the end which was supposed to be the most emotional part of the movie.
At two hours, this could have been cut by at least 45 minutes as it drags on too long.
From the opening scenes, you can see how bad this is.
Dracula himself is as scary as Dale Winton, Frankenstein's monster is camp, only the werewolves are any good.
The main problem with Van helsing is that it takes itself too seriously, and this can't be backed up by the CGI or the script.
Either it should have been made as a kick ass scary 15 cert, or as a PG.
With a 12 certificate it flounders in no mans land.
The only saving graces are Kate and Hugh who do their best with a script which is, at best, apaling!
Avoid like the plague!