Bram Stoker's Van Helsing

While I could slam the acting and directing, that's obvious and appalling. But what I feel deserves some special hate is the utter contempt for Bram stoker's novel that seems to ooze from this rubbish that would be an insult to student films. From small changes like making Van Helsing english again rather than being dutch like in the book or who owns the manner the film takes place at to large things like Lucy's destruction, the removal of Quincy Morris completely. The kind caring Van Helsing that would bend over backwards for his friends of the book is replaced with a poorly acting twitchy weirdo who jumps at the idea that it's vampires literal seconds after meeting Lucy. Lucy is made a selfish social climber who chose to marry Arthur for his money while trying to jump Seward's bones. Arthur a man of caring and compassion who was a good man thrown into a horrible circumstance with the loss of both his father and fiancée in the same week is now replaced with a raging unlikeable piece of human garbage who hates Van Helsing before even meeting him. The fact they had the gall to drag Bram Stoker's name into this dung heap is applying given it seems to have nothing but contempt for it's source material.

While it is only an hour an twentyish minutes it ill feel like an eternity. Do yourself a favor and avoid this dreck. It's not worth your time if your a vampire fan, a fan of Bram Stoker, a fan of horror or just of movies. It fails on every front. Spare yourself the boredom and annoyance.