Great acting :)

Rating: 8/10 (10 May 2004)

The acting in the movie was great. :) Not to mention I'm a big Hugh Jackman fan (grin)
But seriously, I really did enjoy the Hugh's portrayal of Van Helsing, especially his sarcastic wit.
However, I made the mistake of watching this from the front row right after getting new glasses. For, as wonderful as I liked the acting, the humor (even a hint of a wolverine joke here and there) I felt the action was too "busy". I'm not saying I don't like action, but it felt like there was just too much at once, so instead of concentrating and getting pumped up by the action, I tended to blank out a little from it.
Personally, if it was up to me, there'd have been a little less action, and a little more about Van Helsing's past.
There was however one part of the movie I felt was useless. Do we really need to see a Friar having sex? Sure, it was just hinted at (them waking up together, basically clothed) but enough already. GAK.