A 2004 film, Van Helsing pits the famed vampire hunter against a number of foes. Dracula, predictably, is causing chaos in Transylvania and must be stopped. He and his brides are trying to create legions of spawn, and (for some reason) need to electrocute humans during lightning storms to give their eggs life. But it has to be a certain amount of energy, or else the babies randomly explode after living for a few minutes. Also, Dr. Frankenstein creates his monster, and there are werewolves and must obey Dracula, but not entirely, or something. And the last line of a family of hunters appears to be the last hope, or isn't. Thankfully, there are tons of ropes around for the swinging necessary to get around. And Jekyll/Hyde even shows up at the beginning for an unnecessary scene.
As can be inferred from my summary, this movie didn't do it for me. I can't think of a good thing to say. Plot was horrible, characters poor, dialogue pitiful, humor flat, and action blasé. They tried to put too many monsters into one story; the result was a nonsensical mess that fails to impress on any level.
Rating: D-
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