Think James Bond in the 1850's

Rating: 7/10 (22 April 2006)

This film is not amazing but is worth a try, it in many respects mimics other films in cheeky ways.
However many times Van Helsing jumps out of moving carriages and is picked up from one location and deposited in another he still manages to retain his hat (Think of Indiana Jones).Also at the start his Friend Carl is a friar at the Vatican supplying him with gadgets one hundred years ahead of his time (think Q,MI5 and James Bond).
However this film is quite witty, Van Helsing seems to have an answer to everything and I think that Hugh Jackman Brings him to life in a superb fashion, and David Wenham brings the bright 'Not realising the situation' expression to Carl the Friar that created almost impossibly naive moments in the characters life that makes the film all the more enjoyable to watch.
One slight problem I found with the movie is that Frankenstine who was made out of Humans had size 17 feet and was 9 feet tall and 360 pounds. This makes him obviously more than average human size but does not explain how he managed to survive a 60ft drop into a fire with a building collapsing on top of him, as he was made of human body parts it is hard to believe that he was able of this.
But film does deserve its two awards and it is a good modern remake of the 'old style' monster movies.