Directed By- Timur Brekmambetov
Written By- Seth Grahame-Smith; Based on the book "Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter"
Starring- Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rufus Sewell, Marton Csokas
Run Time- 1 hr. 45 min.
Critics Review- "What's next, "George Washington Werewolf"? Laugh not, history profs."- Tom Long "Detroit News"
Rotten Tomatoes Rating- Critics- 35% Audience- 54%
Out of a possible 5 stars- 2 1/2 stars
My Review-
I expected this movie to be a lot better, since it was a best selling book and the author wrote the screenplay, but I guess somewhere a long the line some of the things that made the book really great from what I heard got lost in the process. Some of the action scenes were really cool, while others were just ridiculous. Some of the actors in this movie were really cool though; Anthony Mackie whom I always like in his movies and than there is Rufus Sewell who always seems to be a badass in his films and he was in this one even though he was the villain, I was actually rooting for him at times, even though I was not supposed too. I did like the narration throughout the film and explaining certain parts or his background on how he became a "vampire hunter," which was pretty interesting. I was kind of bummed out they did not talk about his other children he had, but glad they focused on Willie and his death and how Mary Todd, played by the always awesome Mary Elizabeth Winstead and how she could not cope with it. I was into the movie at times than I was not into it, I think because at times it was a little too over the top. One thing that really took me out of the movie was how ridiculous Benjamin Walker's make-up was when he played Lincoln when he was older. It clearer looked like prosthetic's and it could have been done a lot better than the outcome of it. If you are into these kinds of movie or read the book than you MAY enjoy it I am not too sure though.
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