Could have been a great movie, but...

Rating: 6/10 (7 May 2004)

... they packed too much and spend a lot of money in a movie that is not quite as good as it sounds.
The CGI leaves a lot to wish for, specially after watching The Lord of the Rings. The movements are great if you are playing a video game, but this is a movie and the CGI creatures sometimes look too "robotic" and the action scenes are like playing Super Mario Bros. Is a pity that ILM animators didn't do a better job. I would like to know in which parts is Weta involved.
The story sometimes packs too many ideas at the same time as to try to get the viewer confused or lost. A love action movies, but in this one, they overdid it. Although the performances are very good, the film at sometimes feels over-saturated and in other tends to be a little bit boring.
Loved the Dracula's girls dresses and their performances.
In general, not a bad movie, but could have been much better.