Van Helsing

  • 2004


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24 % Rotten
$ 302 Million
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Positive Reviews 56
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Average Rating 2.4/5
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1.5
The result is a movie with too much of just about everything: too many monsters, too much CGI, too many artless special effects, too many breathless c .. Av Club
4.5
Considering what weve seen with various levels of vampires, its somewhat surprising that the newly turned feeder doesnt recover and renew the attack. Den Of Geek
4.5
Once again, Julius puts his body in harms way knowing that his recuperative powers will kick in, but that doesnt mean the pain of automatic weapons fi .. Den Of Geek
4.5
It would seem hes somehow psychically compelled to betray Jacob in the name of a force hes yet to meet. Den Of Geek
4.5
Fortunately, Vanessa takes us all off the hook explaining that she doesnt fully understand either and to just take everything in stride. Den Of Geek
4.5
Director David Winning treats us to a wonderful shot of a wistful Axel climbing into the truck, momentarily hesitating as if hes a bit reluctant to ta .. Den Of Geek
4.5
Axel knows better than anyone that without strong leadership, survival becomes an imperfect prospect at best. Den Of Geek
0.5
Phils final words produce the most impact and reinforce much of what we already know about him; hes a good man. Den Of Geek
4.5
The pronouncement that the fourth Elder must be made gives Sam everything hes hoped for and presents Vanessa her worst possible nightmare. Den Of Geek
4.5
At this point Vanessa knows shes different, and we can only imagine the stories shes concocted in her head to explain what it is shes become. Den Of Geek
4.5
Vanessa doesnt know the truth about Sheema, and her action could be interpreted as self serving, but in the end, even that doesnt really matter. Den Of Geek
4.5
Even though it doesnt take up that much screen time, Dylans distress sets Vanessa down a path we knew shed have to travel sooner rather than later. Den Of Geek
4.5
Examining the full cast of Van Helsing, the fact that I dont notice the acting may be the greatest compliment I can pay. Den Of Geek
4.5
However, hes not the only one able to see beneath the veneer shes placed around her. Den Of Geek
4.5
But it doesnt take long to learn of Magdalenes connection to Julius and the arrangement shes brokered with Micah. Den Of Geek
4.5
It doesnt take Doc long to determine that this is a murder and not a suicide, so now, as if things arent shaky enough, the killer walks among them and .. Den Of Geek
3.0
It treats the great old monsters not as imaginative creations but as brands, and even the fearless demon slayer Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) has more we .. EW
3.0
At the outset, we may fear Sommers is simply going for f/x overkill, but by the end, he has somehow succeeded in assembling all his monsters and plot .. Rogerebert
3.0
The production design is fabulously entertaining and imaginative. Common Sense Media
1.5
Thankfully, it doesnt happen, but everything else certainly does in what must be the most overloaded showboat of a horror film since Roman Polanskis m .. Austin Chronicle
1.5
Whats left is a world of industrial Gothicism, nightmare morphing effects, ahistoric gadgetry and Breughel lite grotesquerie. Time Out
1.3
Van Helsings metronomic alternation between scenes of serene conversation and helter skelter combat has the recurring predictability of Nirvanas Smell ..
1.5
Big showings from one or more of those competitors could quicklybury this toothless retro horror effort. Screen Daily
2.0
Thankfully, it doesnt happen, but everything else certainly does in what must be the most overloaded showboat of a horror film since Roman Polanskis m ..
1.0
An overamped action movie in which the legendary monsters are interchangeable with any other brutish CGI beasts. E Film Critic
1.0
Sommers has opted to give Dracula an army of midget alien minions. MIDGET ALIEN MINIONS. As soon as Im done laughing, Ill finish my review. E Film Critic
1.5
Churned hot off the assembly line, its an ugly and disposable piece of ultra expensive formula product that exists solely to kick start a new revenue .. E Film Critic
0.0
Sommers didnt even decide if Dracula should be a funny or serious character. San Francisco Chronicle
2.0
For all its purported relationship to its feted horror forebears, Van Helsing does not offer up anything like a genuine chill.Occasionally, there are ..
3.0
Hensley and Wenham are the movies real stars and help the audience forget the over the top performances of Roxburgh and the films other villains.Even .. Cinema Blend
3.5
Sommers has turned out a capably assembled picture that delivers all the fun you could wish for in a modern monster flick. Cinema Blend
3.5
If youre gonna complain about the films realism...stay home and rent The Remains of the Day and leave the rest of us to have a blast with Van Helsing! JoBlo
2.0
Monstrously bad...Sommers not only plunders the classic films for material but trashes what hes cribbed from them. One Guys Opinion
1.5
The orgy of morphing, shrieking, lightning cracking, and habitual rope swinging quickly turns oppressive. Village Voice
0.6
Here, were essentially seeing animation technically slick but emotionally inert, and not even briefly exciting. ReelViews
2.5
Although promoted as a bold reimagining of classic horror characters, writer director Stephen Sommers frenetic action spectacle is a hokey monster mis .. Tv Guide
0.0
Like those earlier films, it too is lazy. But its also pretentious, pathetic, hysterical, illogical and just plain stupid. Combust Ible Celluloid
2.0
The rest of the supporting cast does what they can opposite the F/X machine.Techs are on a level you would expect considering the huge budget.The CGI ..
2.5
It does have a more handsome look than the Mummy movies, but this re telling of Dracula hardly counts. Usa Today
3.0
It is kind of like watching a cartoon instead of a live action movie. Lariat
2.0
Cool idea, yeah, but this is a massively silly film, silliness on a grand scale, so silly and over the top yet simultaneously so emotionally flat and .. Eric Ds Nider
1.0
The movie manages the seemingly impossible: Its simultaneously nerve wracking and stupefyingly dull. News Review
0.5
By the final scene, all we care about is when Sommers will wrap up his magic act and let us all go home. News Review
2.5
Theres only one problem with this thunderously entertaining action romp: The budget is two times too big! Shadows On The Wall
3.0
Indeed, if you dont take it too seriously, its actually pretty good fun. View London
1.3
Heres hoping the box office drives a firm wooden stake through its hokey Hollywood heart. Cs Monitor
3.0
His enthusiasm for the genre leads to clever touches, like an eight minute black and white prologue that encapsulates the best elements of 1930s horro .. Film Journal International ..
2.5
This supposed homage to classic horror movies is possibly the biggest, loudest, dumbest summer movie opener in quite some time. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.3
Bring your earplugs because this ungodly mess is as painfully loud as it is mind numbingly stupid. Internet Reviews
2.5
To paraphrase the Austrian Emperor in Amadeus, Too many characters. Internet Reviews
1.9
Van Helsing is one excruciatingly loud set piece of CGI hooey after another, and when a character or a plot twist does manage to make you laugh, youre .. Boston
3.5
But enough of the film works as entertaining, big budget junk that I cant say I didnt find it enjoyable. Mountain X
0.6
Florida authorities fielded a barrage of calls about people missing in Hurricane Michaels aftermath as search and rescue teams Friday made their way t .. Star Tribune
1.0
A look at the long day in the busy life of a Toronto councillor In the face of a surprise cut to the number of wards and councillors proposed by the p .. Toronto Star
2.0
The film is a failure in every respect, as a modernist reinvention of a horror tale and as keen appreciation of film history. Emanuellevy
2.0
In The Lord of the Rings trilogy a wonderful blend of story and visuals is achieved. Reel Talk Reviews
3.0
The summer movie season is launched with an exciting horror spectacle that combines Frankenstein, Dracula, and Biblical lore with elements of the Jame .. Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
He doesnt remember about his past, and while Van Helsing is a hero, hes also a wanted man in the land. Reel Talk Reviews
1.9
A lot of the beats are a bit too familiar from previous entries in the series, which isnt surprising given that this is the fifth film to play off the .. Q Network
2.0
He makes empty but vulgarly extravagant special effects fests: Donald Trump horror movies. Slate
2.0
What could have been grand and spectacular is all too self consciously ironic. Eye For Film
1.5
This plot is never terribly coherent, but, arguably, it doesnt need to be this is an admittedly cheesy piece of Universal style monster movie making. Eye For Film
4.5
Van Helsing is the epitome of an escapist movie the kind that used to be shown on Saturday afternoon. But now, thanks to massive budgets and big name ..
3.0
Loud, proud and very Hollywood, Van Helsing is a fantasy blockbuster that never lets up. Bbc
2.0
Which is no great surprise because, despite the rococo obsessiveness of its special effects and its voracious sampling of past horror movies, Van Hels .. The New York Times
3.1
Yes, its junk, and the screenplay is an unbelievable mess, and the one liners and pratfalls are inappropriate and desperately unfunny, but it remains .. The Movie Boy
1.0
A six year old with Pixie sticks could have done better than this. Bullz-Eye
2.5
The scripting even manages to bring together Count Dracula and Dr. Victor Frankenstein in a semi plausible scenario. Las Vegas Weekly
1.3
But even all the bells and whistles cant tie together the films vacuous nonsensical mumbo jumbo as Sommers attempts to bring classic movie monsters to .. Hollywood
3.0
Theres not a genuinely creepy or suspenseful moment in the mix, and, by genre, its much more of a combat movie than a horror thriller. Seattle Pi
2.0
Even now these films effectively produce fright.Theres nothing remotely like those scares in Van Helsing. Tony Medley
4.5
What Worked: If you liked Stephen Sommers The Mummy and The Mummy Returns, then youre probably going to enjoy Van Helsing.
0.0
With all that nonsense going on, the only entertainment value Van Helsing offers comes from the unintentionally funny fact that the films every scene .. Spliced Wire
0.6
Look, the real wonder of WW84 is that this maybe isnt the worst thing about it. Film Freak Central
3.0
If an eardrum damaging score and people getting routinely slammed into stone walls at a 100 miles an hour without so much as chipping a tooth is your .. Oregon Live
3.0
Youll find yourself laughing at the horribly cheesy dialogue. But whatever, this popcorn flick is still tasty enough. E Online
4.0
Could this be overkill.So many of the classic movie monsters are engaged in this struggle for power you almost miss Peter Jacksons orcs. Varia Gate
3.1
For a great escape from the stress of everyday life, nothing beats a good popcorn movie. Three Movie Buffs
4.0
And if you think the sound of those odds swinging is loud, theyve got nothing on the whoops and cheers once this concoction hits cinemas.Mayhem and mo .. Raidió Teilifís Éireann
1.9
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2.5
Two hours is a long time for a film to keep its tongue in cheek.But this film gives it a go. Ross Anthony
1.0
No, at worst, theres a bloody lip and a look of grim determination.This I buy on Buffy if its Buffy or one of the other slayers. Killer Movie Reviews
1.0
The already lousy House of Frankenstein as done up by a filmmaker whose idea of style is to make things as loud and busy as possible... A screaming, n .. Antagony & Ecstasy
1.0
Maybe its just that, like Frankenstein, Van Helsing itself is an unholy mix of exhumed ideas from a generation of monster movies.Unlike the monster, t .. Big Picture Big Sound
3.1
Van Helsing suffers from one major problem, and several smaller ones, but is still worth seeing. Waffle Movies
1.3
Even the director may not know how it will all end or how many special effects it will take. Movie Crypt
2.5
In the summer, though, one can develop a peculiar fondness for loud, messy, stupid popcorn movies. Montreal Film Journal
1.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie. Window To The Movies
1.5
The humor, most of which comes from a monk as a comic sidekick, doesnt work here either. It just emphasizes how campy the whole premise really is. Bowling Green Daily News
2.5
Ultimately Van Helsing is silly summer blockbuster fun, but not as silly or as fun as it could have been. Scifi Movie Page
3.0
The film is an unending cavalcade of razzle dazzle that becomes continuously less dazzling. Guide Live
2.0
Van Helsing is a true monstrosity, its good intentions paving the road straight to cinematic hell. Flip Side Archive
3.5
If youre looking for a serious Frankenstein or Dracula movie, you wont find it in Van Helsing..Theres a lot of action and a lot of CGI. Fat Guys At The Movies
1.3
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1.5
Enjoying the overblown but well intentioned Van Helsing requires the campy mind set of that TV show, not the spooky gravity of classic monster flicks. Denver Post
2.0
Im required by law to like any movie with a character named Marishka and where other characters yell that name in impassioned tones during action scen .. Film Blather
3.5
But the final spark needed to give them life is lacking, so Dracula needs to recreate Frankensteins experiment. Future Movies
1.5
The CGI is poor and effects often look rushed, and the script is trite when it isnt lame. Future Movies
4.4
Snitch What lengths would you go to to protect your child.Snitch proves there is no limit. Entertainment Spectrum
2.5
a monster mishmash... Pretty in a video game ish sort of way and mind numbing in a sledgehammer sort of way, its this years equivalent of Hulk... James Sanford on Film
1.5
Toss in Sommers own patented brand of electrically charged high energy and youve got a winning work, jam packed with everything the avid movie goer, h ..
3.8
Van Helsing is unapologetically nothing more than a monster movie, and its a good one at that. Aisle Seat
2.5
We want you to be happy!.What if I do a mailing and get returned mail Movie Eye
2.0
It may be non stop action, but its boring action where was the Left Hand of God when they really needed evil to be wiped out (obviously not in the edi .. TheMovieChicks.com
1.5
2012 FF: Jackman has a Teflon like career to survive this and X Men: Last Stand and still headline films. Wp Me
1.5
More closely resembles the disappointing, overwrought monster rallies of the 1940s than the subtle, chilling classics of the early 30s. Vulture
1.5
and the reinvention of the old Universal monsters are good ideas on paper (on screen Mr. Hyde proves surprisingly cool). Dark Horizons
1.5
Suspenseless, charmless, and humorless. A hybrid that manages to stitch together only the loosest frameworks of their imagination, creativity, or wit. IGN Movies
2.0
Did anyone else find Mr. Hydes plumber butt funny No, maybe Van Helsing wasnt so great after all. Films Nobs
3.0
This all star gathering of scream legends ... proves definitively that just because youre undead doesnt mean youre alive. Review Journal
1.9
It doesnt help the movie much, but at least when you giggle, youll have some company on screen. Seattle Times
2.0
We do not care about anything or anyone, we just thrill to the next special effect. Archive Spectator
2.0
The kiss ties in with the most ridiculous finale to ever make it on film.Didnt somebody know better than to release the movie with this ending Juicy Cerebellum
2.0
In a blood thirsty, dead three centuries sort of way, its perfectly charming. Week In Rewind
1.5
Who goes to a movie like this expecting story, or good acting Van Helsing is an over the top thrill ride. Its good, or in this case, bad campy fun. Eclipse Magazine
1.0
Big, dumb action flick makes the undead, unearthly and unholy look unimpressive, unintelligent and unexciting. Net Flix
3.0
A gargantuan mess of a film, which substitutes special effects for story and has not a single redeeming moment in its two hour plus running time. Film Jerk
2.5
Thats fine with me, cause I cant remember any plot developments in the last half hour of the film. Ear Of Newt
1.0
Despite the plethora of fanged, bloodthirsty creatures on constant display, Van Helsing is hardly a fright fest.The only thing likely to have you gasp .. Metro Weekly
1.0
One will find the couples romantic tit for tat exchanges to be breezy and charming, heading for the inevitable happy ending. Kc Active
3.1
Horror classicists may be upset at tampering with monster mythologies, but everyone else will just be going along for the ride, and theyll have a terr .. Premiere Magazine
1.5
If Van Helsing was meant to be a Saturday afternoon matinee fodder, it is both too ponderous to be fun and too silly to be scary. The Tyee
3.5
Much of the mythology has been mooked, but it serves the purpose of Sommers plot and as such, Jackman is the best man in an already very well cast fil .. Horror
2.0
Kate Beckinsale is the Donatella Versace of Horror. Nothing is faster than Transylvanian horses, says Kate, except for Transylvanian Hooter girls. Movie Juice
2.5
When Brittany Mostiller was in her early 20s, she had two abortions. Suburban Chicago News
1.3
The text of Stoker and Shelley is treated as nothing more than toilet paper in the outhouse of Stephen Sommers imagination, soiled and shredded beyond ..
1.9
Despite the problems with tone, and the awkwardness that comes from it, Van Helsing wont bore audiences Zap2it.com
2.5
disjointed action thrillride that resembles what youd get if you inserted crack cocaine into your PlayStation 2 Arizona Daily Star
1.0
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4.0
Theres literally never a dull moment... The naysayers will argue that its all calculated, and of course it is. Thats why it works.
3.5
I was sorry when I learned that Michaels, the well known childrens hair cutting salon at Madison Avenue and 90th Street, went out of business recently .. Ny Observer
1.0
Had the Universal Monsters at its whim and gave us Wild, Wild West in a trenchcoat. Movie Views
1.9
Evil might have but one name to fear but intelligent, discerning moviegoers have two: Van Helsing. Imdb
3.1
The gates of the official summer blockbuster season are being whacked open! Read on > Blunt Review
1.9
Much like the horror films the characters represent, Van Helsing is a movie thats more about the ambiance and setting than the quality of the achievem .. Cinema Sight
2.5
Writer director Stephen Sommers...gets so caught up in high pitched, breakneck action that he loses sight of what makes a good vampire story. Courier-Journal (Louisvill ..
1.3
Not comedy or drama, its a travesty. In response to the immortal line, Its alive, all I can say is, No, its not. Boston Herald
3.1
The $150 million film is so visually overbearing that it makes one long for the days of matte paintings and rubber masks. Lawrence Journal-World
2.0
I lost more brain cells watching this film than with the alcohol I consumed trying to forget about it.
2.5
The computer heavy montages summon fascinating creatures but ultimately leave us cold. Wash Times
1.5
The film is weighted down by its sheer willingness to bludgeon viewers with never ending sensation instead of trying to give them an interesting story ..
1.9
2004s first summer blockbuster is undoubtedly one of the worst films of the year. Auf Muth
1.5
What Snapchat can and cant do to help find Mollie Tibbetts The evening before Mollie Tibbetts was reported missing, she sent a Snapchat to her boyfrie .. Dm Register
3.5
Van Helsing debuted at the same time as photos of abuse at Iraqs Abu Ghraib prison, prompting reflection on what it means to be a monster. Mixed Reviews
2.5
Its fast paced, flashy and fiendish but bottom line Hugh Jackman deserves better, even if this becomes another franchise. Modamag.com
2.0
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2.0
To give the movie fair credit, bits and pieces indeed, huge meaty chunks are undeniably impressive on the level of breakneck spectacle. Moving Pictures How
4.5
Every criticism you may have heard about the film is at least somewhat true especially Kate Beckinsales performance, a career worst but doesnt negate .. LYTRules.com
1.5
Its Hellboy with a better pace, but a less likeable, slightly less human character. Bet
1.5
The results here are eye dazzling, indeed, but undermined by the screenplay, a comic book containing every cliche as well as every monster in the genr .. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
3.5
CLARE FOGES | COMMENT new On Easter Island in the South Pacific, hundreds of vast stone heads each weighing around 12 tonnes gaze into the distance, k .. Times Online
1.5
The problem lies with Hollywoods current big obsessionnon stop action, eye popping sfx. Outlook
1.5
A blend of Raiders of the Lost Ark and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, only without the Abbott and Costello. Cinemonkey
1.5
Jam packed with cool evil mythology and superb special effects, film couldve benefited from several cuts first at the script stage and then during the ..
4.5
If youre prepared to overlook the canon messing, plus the odd bit of crap dialogue or dodgy CGI, then Van Helsing is surprisingly enjoyable, with seve .. ViewLondon
4.5
The exteriors are fantastic, the castles mega looming, and theres a beautiful if fanciful masqued ball which shows off to perfection the costumes cont .. London Evening Standard
3.1
A movie that looks and feels just like a video game thanks to its relentless action, bombastic soundtrack and never ending menagerie of monsters for o .. Sean the Movie Guy



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