Epic fail.

Rating: 4/10 (11 July 2013)

Tom Cruise is going to be the new Van Helsing and some of the IMDb's users are so frustrated that they talk about this movie with nostalgia.
OK, even if Tom is hated (mostly in USA) it's impossible that any movie with him inside could be half of bad that Sommer's Van Helsing is.
Van Helsing, Stoker's vampire hunter and, in overall, a mighty character. The promise of the appearance of the greatest cinema monsters of all-times. A solvent director like Stephen Sommers after having directed "The Mummy" and its sequel. Great cast with Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale at the top of their careers and an astronomical budget. This movie had everything to become a big success, but the result was one of the worst movies I have ever watched in a cinema.
I'm a soft reviewer. For me, it's very hard to give something lesser than 5 out 10 to a movie, because I enjoy so much the cinema that is near impossible to get me so disappointed to consider a movie a fail. At least with last 15 years's movies. It's very hard to find a masterpiece but it's also true that it's hard to watch a really bad movie. Furthermore, and to be honest, if the movie has a low Budget or my expectations are not too high my critical capability is inferior than when I'm watching a hyped blockbuster like this.
The movie fails in everything. Bad story, worse script, childish dialogs... those are things that can be ignored in a fantasy movie like this and it would have been a great movie even with those flaws. But, I repeat, this movie lacks everything. Visuals are pathetic for a 160 million giant. Cgis are horrible, and action scenes are poor. DrÃ¡cula is everything but frightening, Notre Damme's hunchback is ridiculous and Frankestein... Frankestein gave me the best moments of the movie because is absolutely laughable.
With this, it should be enough to consider this film a big fail, but I would give it a 5 out 10 if it wasn't for the ending. The ending is directly the worst and the most ridiculous ending I can remember in a movie. Please note I'm talking about first class, Hollywood made cinema, OK? Crap like "troll 2" or "Aliens vs Avatars" are another, disgusting, thing.
In conclusion, this is one of the ten worst mainstream movies I can remember, tied with "Green Lantern".