Good but not good enough

Rating: 7/10 (21 February 2008)

I had great expectations of this film, and it delivered...to a degree.
You will be shown fantastic looking creatures who make you wish you could play as in a game Van Helsing has a cool look with his full length leather coat and hat with an army of James Bond style weapons of an older age and references to classic horror fiends. And of course, shots of Kate Beckinsale's brilliantly formed ass in tights close up.
However, the story does tend to bore after a while and you may find yourself fast forwarding to the fight scenes. And a lot of whining from Van Helsing's side kick who couldn't do a simple thing without first having a fit of fear before leaving it right to the last moment to do something.
All in all, this was a good film but it could've been made a bit better in my opinion