Whirlwind Ride

Rating: 10/10 (30 May 2004)

Wow, I thought this was a wonderful film. Dracula (Richard Roxburgh) is superbly menacing, Frankenstein's monster is very well played - the make-up and acting are superb and Hugh Jackman is spot on as the monster killer. A nice mix of humour, plot and action. The sets are breathtaking, the attention to detail is superb, the film has a very Gothic feel about it and the action is more or less non-stop. The werewolves are very realistic, the change from man to wolf is harrowing and fascinating to watch, similarly the change of the vampires to their flying 'bat' forms are smooth and believable. Dracula's brides in particular are brilliantly scary. There are some gaffes, e.g characters showing knowledge of things that happened when they weren't in the scene but they detracts nothing from the film. I enjoyed this film so much, I went to the cinema twice to see it. Here's hoping there is a sequel.