An enjoyable fun packed movie

Rating: 10/10 (9 May 2004)

There is often too much written into why a film is like it is, and this is something that seems to be happening with Van Helsing.

Van Helsing is everything it promises to deliver. It has action, good special effects, the plot flows well and above it is fun to watch. You know that Dr Gabriel Van Helsing will prevail and Count Dracula will lose. So why read more into it than that. The film is a spectacle that will lose some of its impact going to DVD, but the over all experience will still be enjoyable. The charters are not one dimensional, the good ensemble cast brings colour to the characters, that they obviously had fun playing which in turn makes the film even more enjoyable.
I left the cinema after having enjoyed a film that I had been looking forward to since I'd heard of its production (so many moths ago). I would willingly have walked back into the foyer brought another ticket and watch it all over again. I would be happy to say that it would lose nothing on a second sitting.
It is a good start to a string of exciting looking summer blockbuster.