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Van Helsing Movie Rating:  Fun Not Frightening | |
| When Dr. Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) arrives in Transylvania to vanquish the vampire Dracula (Richard Roxburgh), he finds himself in a country teeming with monsters that include Frankenstein's creature (Shuler Hensley) and a werewolf (Will Kemp). | |
| Though he likes to work alone, Van Helsing makes an exception for the headstrong Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale), the woman he's vowed to protect and who insists on teaming with him to vanquish the festering evil. Jackman's charm, coupled with some excellent special effects and a wonderfully atmospheric prologue that evokes the spirit of '30s-era horror classics, promise a bang-up frightfest. But the movie quickly goes into overdrive swapping atmosphere for action, with non-stop effects which end up being fun rather than frightening. |
Hugh Jackman. ©2004 Universal Studios.
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