Another Hollywood Crap

Rating: 1/10 (17 July 2004)

You want to get Worst of the Worst from a Movie. Watch Stephen Somers directed Val Helsing. Worst plot, worst story telling, worst side kick, worst villain, worst female lead, worst chemistry, worst costumes, worst CGI, Worst Dracula and above all the worst Spin-off ever happened in the movie history.
Van Helsing (Spoilers******)
Set in 19th Century London, Rome, Paris and Transylvaniawhere mankind is in constant danger from evil in different forms only one man fights for the human race. He is the Vampire hunter Van Helsing(Hugh Jackman).
After an encounter with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde he went for a mission in Transylvania with his side kick Carl (David Wenham) who makes him James Bond style weapons, of course made with that period technology. In Transylvania he has to protect the last member of the Valerious family Anna, played by beautiful Kate Beckinsale. But for that he must stand against Dracula.
Oh and also..
He must fight against The Werewolf, The Frankenstein monster, Dracula's bloodthirsty Bridesand finally get the girl from the villain. That's it, that's the story - The Ultimate Spin-off of the century.
The only simplest thing that went wrong in this movie was the director, who failed to give any importance for the Story. Also the CGI which played an important part in this movie, looked OVERDONE. The iconic characters showcased as Cartoon like figures as we already seen in Mummy Returns (Rock as the Scorpion King), Matrix Reloaded (Neo fights with multiple Agents).
Background score is so weak that we will not remember the theme after an hour.
And the most disgraced thing in this movie was The Dracula, such a legendary role was ruined by actor Richard Roxburgh. His version of lethally Un-seductive, Russian slang Count Dracula was the worst Dracula ever seen in the Hollywood history. Even my young brother couldn't understand that he was playing Dracula.
Only strength in the movie is Logan ! Yes, Hugh Jackman in this movie is just standing out there, without any Good inputs. We see him as Van Helsing only because he had the tough guy image of Wolverine. Failing miserably, for presenting any attitudes to Van Helsing.
When I look back the whole movie, it was like an uncontrolled Roller Coaster. All actions, all the mess, all underplayed humors, all the screams.
O.K notable features of this movie.
1) Transformation of Wolfman that was really eye popping movement.
2) Shuler Hensley as Frankenstein's Monster He gave a realistic emotional part to this legendary character.
3) By knowing that it is a bad script Stephen Somers's guts to direct the movie.
Hey this movie is not that much bad as The Hulk. See this if you want to waste some good time of your life.
I give this movie 1 out of 10.
Van Helsing = Walk Out