Verdict : Decent action / horror movie. Though not as entertaining as the premise seems.
Director : Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch)
Cast : Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers, Coach), Dominic Cooper (The Devil's Double, Captain America), Rufus Sewell (Dark City, the Illusionist)
Story : The true story behind the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the civil war. It was not only to abolish slavery but also to keep vampires from taking over America. All started by Abe years before he became President when he was a secret Vampire Hunter.
Rating : After watching Lincoln I really wanted to see this movie. I wanted to know how vampires would be woven around the story of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a graphic novel the writer has done a good job. Weaving vampires and vampire hunting around Lincoln's life story and events e.g. How the battle for Gettysburg was won is shown in an interesting manner.
The action and CGI are top notch and the performances sincere.
The problem with movie is though it takes itself too seriously. Which is not something you expect out of a movie titled Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter. Daniel Day Lewis seemed more light and fun in Lincoln than Benjamin Walker here. This for me was a drawback of the movie because as an audience you cannot take the happenings seriously. You know its fake.
Overall worth a watch if you are interested in horror / action movies on Vampires. But not too entertaining.
Director : Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted, Night Watch)
Cast : Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers, Coach), Dominic Cooper (The Devil's Double, Captain America), Rufus Sewell (Dark City, the Illusionist)
Story : The true story behind the rise of Abraham Lincoln and the civil war. It was not only to abolish slavery but also to keep vampires from taking over America. All started by Abe years before he became President when he was a secret Vampire Hunter.
Rating : After watching Lincoln I really wanted to see this movie. I wanted to know how vampires would be woven around the story of Abraham Lincoln. Based on a graphic novel the writer has done a good job. Weaving vampires and vampire hunting around Lincoln's life story and events e.g. How the battle for Gettysburg was won is shown in an interesting manner.
The action and CGI are top notch and the performances sincere.
The problem with movie is though it takes itself too seriously. Which is not something you expect out of a movie titled Abraham Lincoln : Vampire Hunter. Daniel Day Lewis seemed more light and fun in Lincoln than Benjamin Walker here. This for me was a drawback of the movie because as an audience you cannot take the happenings seriously. You know its fake.
Overall worth a watch if you are interested in horror / action movies on Vampires. But not too entertaining.
would love to see what rating you give to each movies too! :-)
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