Boring and nonsensical

Rating: 1/10 (7 May 2004)

Let me start off ny saying that the minute I heard about the concept for this movie, I was against it. Learning that Abraham Van Helsing (the real Van Helsing) was being replaced with "Gabriel" was a small comfort. Right from the beginning, any source material was thrown straight out the window. Instead of investing any intrest in the main characters, I found myself rooting for the town undertaker/gravedigger who seemed to possess the innate ability to lead every Transylvanian mob. The only positive thing I could say about this movie is that the graphics involved in animating a flying vampiress/demoness have progressed greatly since the days of Sam Raimi's Army of Darkness. In fact, instead of wasting any of your money on this overblown piece of $#!*, go out and rent Army of Darkness. You'll get more that your money's worth with twice the plot! Seriously though, don't see Van Helsing unless you wish to indulge your inner masochist.