Van Helsing is to Epics what the Ford Pinto is to classic cars.

Rating: Null/10 (8 May 2004)

Van Helsing is just one more example of how "money does not a movie make." Whatever happened to good plots, performances and dialogue?
Lot's of CGI, lot's of color correction and retouching... but whatever happened to substance?
The acting is weak and by association so is the directing , or vice versa.
The dialogue is simple and predictable, lacking wit or charm.
The music-video-editing style may have worked in "Run Lola Run" or other highly artistic and creative projects but fails miserably in this epic wannabe. This movie is simply a lame replica of a video game. Universal must have thought that investing in a huge budget flick with no essence would be enough to satisfy today's audiences. How insulting!

Its one saving grace? The photography. Allen Daviau, as usual, delivers.