The first 20 minutes or so of the film are perfect. I really liked the notion of Dracula not being killed and instead imprisoned for life by Van Helsing.
The rest of the film seemed a bit rushed to me. Not the effects or the acting but the plot line. Johnny Lee Miller's character seemed to just accept that vampires were indeed real; he basically goes from a shocked outsider to a capable vampire hunter in the course of one night. It really seemed like the transition from the old vampire hunter (Plummer) to the new (Miller) was too rushed. In my opinion, they could have made this better by having Van Helsing confide in Simon from the start. That would have made more sense and allowed for a smoother transition.
The idea that Dracula was much older than his traditional 15th century roots was neat and so was the idea that he was in fact Judas. That did well to explain his hatred for Christianity and for silver.
Overall, it wasn't a bad movie; it could have been better but I don't think this was intended to be anything more than what it is. Some fine acting by Gerard Butler and the rest of the cast saved this film from being a B movie.
The rest of the film seemed a bit rushed to me. Not the effects or the acting but the plot line. Johnny Lee Miller's character seemed to just accept that vampires were indeed real; he basically goes from a shocked outsider to a capable vampire hunter in the course of one night. It really seemed like the transition from the old vampire hunter (Plummer) to the new (Miller) was too rushed. In my opinion, they could have made this better by having Van Helsing confide in Simon from the start. That would have made more sense and allowed for a smoother transition.
The idea that Dracula was much older than his traditional 15th century roots was neat and so was the idea that he was in fact Judas. That did well to explain his hatred for Christianity and for silver.
Overall, it wasn't a bad movie; it could have been better but I don't think this was intended to be anything more than what it is. Some fine acting by Gerard Butler and the rest of the cast saved this film from being a B movie.