Yes, Fun For An Hour, But Then Overkill

Rating: 5/10 (9 September 2006)

This may be the classic case of overkill, literally and on the subject of violence being the appeal of the movie. It's the old, if 10 killings were successful before in a film, lets try 100!
This is movie almost literally non-stop action for just over two hours. Oddly enough I liked this movie the first time I saw it. Maybe that was so because my expectations were very low. All I had read what criticism of this film, so I expected an awful film. About a year later, on my second look, now with raised expectations, I found it so ludicrous I canned it halfway through and this time agreed with the critics.
After one hour of the movie, your senses have been so bombarded with action that you are almost numb. The longest lull in the movie was probably two minutes. It's ridiculous. Plus, the dialog is incredibly stupid.
I wish Kate Bekinsale would can these tough-girl roles. They don't suit her. The only good character in the movie was Dracula, played by Richard Roxburgh and the best special-effects monster was the Wolf Man. Otherwise, this is two hours of the same people going after the same monsters with so much action that it actually gets boring.