Van Helsing, Is It Worth It?

[decadence]

I saw it.

I thought it was good. It'd make a good date movie, y'know?

Kate Beckinsale positively smouldered in it; I don't think I'd seen her in anything before.

The way the storylines and different 'monsters' were woven in together was fairly skilful.

Realistically it seems to be vaguely set in the 17-1800s but you see a projector displaying a film of that lil' place in the Carpathian mountains early in the film. It isn't meant to educate, but to delight.

The acting...is somewhat hammy at times, yes. But not to the point of cringe-inducing by any means.

Dracula by Bram Stoker was a love story in some respects. Naturally, on celluloid this transmigrates into an overt sexual undertone.

Think high bodices & heaving bosoms and you'll have a pretty good idea.

It's entertaining enough and worth going along to see.