Is this the film itself or the spoof?

Rating: 6/10 (14 May 2004)

I wanted to like it so much, being a huge Dracula fan. And to be honest, it wasn't the 'interpretation' of Dracula and Van Helsing that got me.
No - it was the God-awful excuse for a plot, terrible CGI, some hideous 'acting' from certain quarters. Jackman appeared to be almost the only cast member
who even attempted to act, while Beckinsale was apparently under the
impression that her job was to make fun of Romanians. It was the blatant
plagiarism from every other movie ever made, from Shrek to The Lion King to
The Matrix. Seriously. And I strongly believe that an actor of Hugh Jackman's calibre deserved a better film than this one to launch him as somebody capable of carrying a whole film on his shoulders.
And yet, after all that, it never intended itself to be taken seriously. I suppose it is mildly entertaining, the ultimate B-movie, as it was put. If you go in with no expectations, you won't come out disappointed. Maybe I should go again,
knowing what's coming, forgetting that I waited months for this and remembering that yes, some of the laughs in the cinema were unintentional and came out of such things as a kiss more wooden than the one in Attack of the Clones, but
some came out of genuine jokes in the film. Give it a chance, make up your own mind, but don't expect anything Oscar-worthy.