Entertaining

Rating: 7/10 (8 May 2004)

I must admit that the lukewarm reviews here where rather discouraging to me, notwithstanding I watched it today (08 May 2004)and found it really entertaining.
I believe it is somewhat underrated here so far. May be the expectations were too high. To me if we avoid comparisons to the Mummy or the Indiana Jones movies "Van Helsing" could be enjoyed on its own merit. It is, certainly, not a classic (some more humour would have done substantial impact in this regard) but still it worths watching. It is not overloaded with thought provoking sequences, while the action scenes are both dynamic and surprising. Altogether...enjoyable. 7/10