The ruining of a could be great story

Rating: 1/10 (16 December 2004)

This movie has all except a good story. All fans of Dracula knows the magic of van Helsing. In Coppola's movie he is there when Dracula resents God, and becomes an undead. The doctor pursues Dracula for the 400 years until he has the final encounter in London when the count goes there looking for his life's,and death's, love. Taken from this scenario van Helsing could have been a very good movie about the hunt for the master vampire during those 400 years. But obviously they have saved the money from the story writing and chosen to go with special effects and half naked beautiful women. Mixing to much of modern action and modern weapons, looking rusty old fashioned,in to a medieval scene is in my opinion not helping this movie. Also it must be said that after Oldman as charismatic dangerous Dracula(In Coppola's movie) it just will not do with a plain nice looking "James Bond" type for a Dracula no matter how long his hair and bad his words. At best Dracula should be Oldman, but at least they should use an actor with a "sting" to do the role.