A Movie You Can Only See Once

Rating: 5/10 (12 January 2005)

I remember when I first heard of this movie. It looked great because: 1. I thought Frankenstien's monster might be a bit scary. At least a BIT. - Wrong 2. I thought that Hollywood would finally steer away from those annoying vampire legends (sunlight, garlic, holy water...), and come up with something inventive and realistic - Wrong I have seen worse movies, true, but this was terrible. I've seen it a load of times, because I couldn't really say "no" to friends who had lowered it down to Van Helsing and The Day After Tomorrow (which was one of those "worse movies").
I agree with everyone's thoughts on Anna's accent; very annoying. I understand that she needed the accent because of where she was from (Transylvania), but the story, really, would have made more sense with more of a dark, travelling heroine. A woman who has been running from her hunters for many years, a woman who has seen he friends and family die in the snow, a woman who has escaped death by inches. We got a local.
Jackman, overall, did his job - he wasn't that bad. No overacting, a traditional angry character, and a decent accent. I should say that I didn't like the religious aspect of his personality (I won't spoil the movie, but once the truth about him was revealed to me, it blew the movie), but, I suppose, that's just a point of view.
I HATED the vampire women. The overacting they did made me wish for the movie to end quickly, because with all that screaming, crying and groping around Dracula, I just wanted to be sick with embarrassment. "I spent nine bucks to hear a bunch of bad actresses scream their way through the auditions?" Frankenstein's character was boring, period.
The movie followed that same pattern with the werewolf: Becomes human again; tries to tell heroine/hero the truth about himself/his master; then suddenly becomes a werewolf - very predictable.
With a very predictable storyline and unoriginal characters, this movie blew it. It had great potential, but just turned out to be another "League of Extraordinary Gentlemen". It's fun to watch the first time, but you'll find yourself strumming your fingers and checking your watch every other time you watch it. NOT something to buy.