Review: 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’
Don‘t expect a fantasy with presidential substance — this movie is just mindless entertainment.
The problem with historical fiction is that the viewer comes into the movie already knowing the ending. The challenge then for the writer and director is to make the audience care about the journey, rather than the destination. It is here that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter fails. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and based on the Seth Grahame-Smith’s best-selling novel with the same title, the film chronicles the secret life of the 16th president as a vampire slayer. But missing from the movie is the humor and heart that makes the book enjoyable. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is currently playing at AMC Loews in Mountainside. For showtimes, click here. Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) vows to kill all vampires after witnessing the murder …
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Camilo H. Smith
9:43 pm on Saturday, June 23, 2012
Thanks for the comment Kathy. For what it's worth, "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" was pretty good too. more ›