Boring....

Rating: Null/10 (16 June 2004)

Van Helsing is an example of the worst kind of Hollywood Popcorn movies; it's violent, no sex, filled with CGI effects and no plot (or too much plot that doesn't go anywhere). This very much reminds me of Underworld (also starring Kate Beckinsdale)- a pure set design piece. Van Helsing is a mysterious hunter of supernatural villains (all of the standard 19th Century English Monsters) working for Rome (the Church). After dispatching a very phony CGI villain in Paris he get sent to Transylvania to kill Count Dracula. I'm so disappointed. I adore the actors and the set design but the CGI is extremely fake and the plot might make sense to the MTV generation (as long as they are on a sugar-induced frenzy). Pointless violence is boring however lots to like but it's a missed opportunity. Don't spend your hard-earned money, wait for the DVD. Josie Maran as one of Dracula's wives is a real looker.