15 years and multiple views = cult classic

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2020)

Criminally underrated movie. Sure, the acting is cheesy and gives Hugh Jackman Another vehicle to chew out his hammy lines, but that fits nicely into this package of cgi and fast paced story telling. The plot is simple....stop Dracula from creating an army of undead using a mixture of old school characters mixed with more modern team approach. Obstacles along the way include a myriad of universal monster tropes. Beyond that I recommend viewing as i wont spoil the fun! The cgi may be over used to some but it is high quality and creates some truly amazing set pieces and monster transformations. Costumes are rich and quite frankly I'm surprised this hasn't garnered viewing parties a la harry potter or the Rocky Horror picture show. This movie truly feels like an adventure with fleshed out backstories before the main theme ensues. A perfect one and done!