Beautifully scary childhood memories

Rating: 7/10 (14 March 2019)

Vampires, werewolves and other bloodthirsty nocturnal creatures have been on our plate for a long time now but it's not easy for them to become boring as everyone wants to give its own touch to the monsters. So here comes yet another attempt to charm the world with noire adventures of spectacular hunter of supernatural, the owner of the best fells of hair of 2004 - Mr. Van Helsing.
Stepping on ice you hope to make a safe but thrilling journey to the other bank, however, within a few steps a cracking sound widens through the silence and you slump under the layer of refreshing and incredible story. The chills are spreading further as Alan Silvestri's score kicks in and expedition to 1887 becomes a sole point of your attention for the next couple of hours.
The tones are dark, cold and bearing a constant brand of terror, which is sustained with amazing attention to the details: you are surrounded with so many tiny as well as enormous XIX century items that sliding glance from the screen raises an out-of-time bewilderment. From time to time you are treated with a "drive by" jokes that are fast, make you grin and don't distract you from the taken direction of search for the fear.
Concentrating the attention on the characters I cannot forget all those outlandish accents, which didn't put the feeling of Transylvanian welcome. Disregarding this, you get the whole family of monsters and some unexpected appearances with a neat look. I am just obliged to say that here the werewolves blow my mind with their vigor, slimness and those sexy pointy ears: the best portrayal that I've ever seen.
Arriving to the conclusion I am really impressed by the journey, wishing the continuation of the feast. Good and bad sides clashed like forces of light and darkness, the battle was fierce but scarred and bleeding positive part stands tall.