Very flawed it is $1.00 rental for fans of the genre

Rating: 6/10 (5 April 2005)

Wow, what can I say? Let's start with for me a 6 is a very mediocre rating.
It has a great look and it was a great idea and that is where great and this film part company.
Hugh Jackman is fine as the title character as is most of the cast the notable exception being Richard Roxburgh as Dracula who brings back memories (okay nightmares) of Jeremy Irons in Dungeons and Dragons. He takes overact in places to an extreme level and never strikes you as anything other than a caricature.
The effects are over done and in some cases really really bad. Apparently, nobody associated with this picture has any idea of the capabilities or limits of the human body. People are thrown through walls, bounce off trees, and undergo huge falls all seemingly with little or no ill effects. I have no problem suspending disbelief to an extent, but man you can only disobey the laws of physics so many times without me losing interest.
The story carries itself for awhile, but falls apart about half way through and the movie ends up being a series special effects.
The abilities of the vampires seems to vary from moving at nearly the speed of thought to merely near human speed when it comes time to kill them. The Frankenstein monster has a great look, there is also a neat take on Mr. Hyde, the werewolves are fine (over done transformation scenes), and the vampires look cool (expectations being Dracula's fine battle visage and the unhinging 'Predator' jaws when they go to feed at times).
I wasn't much of a fan of the ending either.
My recommendation if you are a fan of the genre rent it for a $1.00 otherwise pass. It certainly is not the quality and doesn't have any of the mass appeal of "The Mummy" or "The Mummy Returns".