This movie was confused

Rating: 5/10 (7 May 2004)

I'm not sure Van Helsing knew what kind of movie it wanted to be. It started out dark and horrific, and ended up being a comedic, action-adventure ala bond flick.
The story was different then your typical vampire flick, which doesn't say much. The CGI was terrible. It was grossly overdone, and just looked fake. The movie would have been better if it hadn't relied so heavily on special effects. As for acting, Hugh Jackman seemed more like a cross between Wolverine and Indiana Jones then an original character. Kate looked great, in fact, better than she ever has, but her acting fell flat. The best character was Frankenstein, and we didn't get to see him nearly enough.
I guess all in all the movie was ok, but not really. Considering how much money is put into films these days, it just seems like it should have turned out better then it did.
My rank: 6