Hugh Jackman,
Kate Beckinsale,
Richard Roxburgh,
David Wenham,
Shuler Hensley
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The greatest monster hunter of them all has his work cut out for him as he tracks down three deadly foes in this action-adventure saga. Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is a man who has dedicated hi... read more
Directed by: Stephen Sommers
Release Date: May 7, 2004
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DVD Release Date: October 19, 2004
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February 14, 2012CGI overload and a story that's been done before better. However there is a good performance by the leads and the creatures aren't so bad either. Still the story let's Van Helsing down. It was alright but it could have been so much more.
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October 14, 2011Such a cool idea, I love it, but they wrecked it! The start is great, in the village against the vamp brides and the black and white homage to 'Hammer', the very start was so good and looked like it was going down the right route.
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September 6, 2011Such a great idea, completely wasted. The direction was shoddy, the editing atrocious, the script was pitiful and the general writing laughable. A huge missed opportunity. The actors were totally misused and I can't help but think Kate Beckinsale was cast purely for her breasts a... read more
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August 25, 2011Although I have to say I enjoyed this movie I did find myself nodding off in the cinema. Diluted through years of movies being made about the same thing, and getting, in my opinion, an unlikely actor to play the fabled vampire killer, I was lost for half of the movie in bad accen... read more
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August 24, 2011Where to begin with Van Helsing? The film lacks anything good, and the film relies purely on special effects to create a striking visual portrait. Unfortunately you cannot hide from the poorly developed, clichéd story filled with every vampire stereotype in the book. I felt that ... read more
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April 21, 2011Okay, this is getting boring. the vampire thingy. Why can't they come up with something new? Anyway, this movie was okay. Nothing special.
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January 15, 2011When this movie came out, you couldn't find a bigger fan of all things Van Helsing. This for the most part carries the tradition of the Mummy remake on by combining pulse pounding action with the Universal Monsters. Hugh Jackman takes on the three big titles wit his Gatling Cross... read more
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September 25, 2010fb733768972Van Helsing is an over the top vampire movie with no heart and soul and nothing to save it from it's horrible script and story, along with it's dreadful CGI. This film is one of the worst I've seen in recent time and that's not going to change!
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September 22, 2010Van Helsing is a great monster mash,and the visual effects are really a treat !!
Critic Reviews
August 1, 2004
Anthony Lane, New Yorker
June 6, 2004
David Edelstein, Slate
It's empty calories: There isn't a single nourishing, non-synthetic sequence in the entire movie. Not a scene. Not a line. Not a look. Full Review
May 20, 2004
Rex Reed, New York Observer
This moronic abomination is not a movie. It's just a noisy, nasty and repulsive video game-slash- theme-park haunted-house ride designed to appeal to the offspring of warlocks and trolls. Full Review
May 13, 2004
Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper
This is one of the dopiest movies of the year. Full Review
May 11, 2004
Ed Park, Village Voice
The orgy of morphing, shrieking, lightning-cracking, and habitual rope-swinging quickly turns oppressive. Full Review
May 7, 2004
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
A special-effects extravaganza that uses the barest of excuses to bring these characters together.
May 7, 2004
Stephen Hunter, Washington Post
There's never a dull moment, but there's also never a moment. It never stops. It's a perpetual-motion machine.
May 7, 2004
Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star
A junk-food feast for the eyes and utterly thought-cleansing fast for the intellect. Full Review
May 7, 2004
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
This is what happens when you spend pots of money on special effects but don't give a fig about storytelling. Full Review
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