Richard Roxburgh was the real star, not Hugh.

Rating: 8/10 (7 August 2004)

I saw this film in the cinemas and I thought Hugh Jackman was good as always but it was Richard's Performance as Dracula that blew me away. A lot of people have dumped this film but i loved the whole classic character feel to it... OK, the hi'tech weapons took that away but i liked the use of them because it mixed the old literature characters and added some modern stuff which i thought blended in brilliantly.
The first bit with Dr.Freinkenstein and his monster was excellent brining back the feel of the original story... But then they included the brilliant Richard Roxburgh with the rich Romanian accent as Dracula and the werewolf with even a sighting of Mr.Hyde by Robbie Coltraine, also including Igor and more..
I think this took what LXG had and replaced the 'cheesier' feel with the darker side that made Van Helsing what it is...
But really, I thought Richard Roxburgh was the star as to me. he's one of the best actors when it comes to accents, he was also brilliant as 'm' in LXG by the way...
8/10 worth the slice of pie