A campy misfire with a lot of goofy potential

Rating: Null/10 (27 March 2019)

The film suffers mostly from not knowing what it is - starting with a cold open that is like a lost scene from Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," to something out of a comic book, and finally settling on a weird action comedy vibe where only one person is in on the joke; Van Helsing is absolute mess. Beckinsale and Jackman try their best in roles they had to take before they had the power to choose better ones, and at least David Wenham seems to have fun with his role. It does have some camp value, but that's it.
Still, some scenes with the Count and Igor seem to be crying out for musical numbers. If someone were to remake 'Van Helsing' as an r-rated musical comedy - they'd have a hit on their hands. "I'm So Hollow" seems like it was made for song.