A truly terrible film..

Rating: Null/10 (15 May 2004)

I want my money back!
This movie was below feeble. From the opening scene, where the lead villain was introduced, I was disappointed. Had this movie been a documentary of the life and times of Liberace, then the casting would have been inspired. Who was this man and why was he pretending to be a badass vampire? This is, quite simply, the WORST piece of casting I had ever seen. We can forgive the fact that Hugh 'Wolverine' Jackman was present - this was a Hollywood farce, after all, but I was totally unmoved by the limp presence and performance of this actor. And don't get me started on the plot and plot devices. This movie actively 'ripped off' other, superior, movies. There is the whole James Bond, Q, scene. There is the Lord of The Rings, bridge scene. The Matrix is touched on. Unbelievably, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen is robbed of its Mr Hyde. And, believe it or not, there are ACTUALLY Umpa Loompas in this film! The plot is so bad that it is predictable from the first 5 minutes! Admittedly, there were some good action scenes in this movie but I was distracted from enjoying them from laughing at the rest of the awfulness. Do not waste your money. Oh, and by the way, Kate Beckinsale does, and always will, look damn awesome in leather.
Edmundos