This movie is its own Frankenstein monster.

Rating: 3/10 (5 June 2004)

A regrettable waste of talent and resources. Aside from the acting, this was a heavy-handed effort. Were it not for some lighter moments with the female vampires and a re-imagined Frankenstein monster, I would consider this the most pointless movie of 2004. Some reviewers have noted that Van Helsing borrowed elements from a number of other recent movies. I agree. In that vein, this movie is its own Frankenstein monster. The acting was satisfactory -- I just wish there had been more boldness, creativity and imagination on the other end of the camera. I must add, though, that at least some of my fellow audience members were hugely entertained by the film.