Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Released:  June 22, 2012

OVERALL RATING:  *  *  .5
(on a scale of 1 to 4 - 4 being best)

Director:  Timur Bekmambetov
Writer:  Seth Grahame-Smith
Producers:  Tim Burton, Jim Lemley
Main Actors:  Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Directing:  *  *
Acting:  *  *  
Predictability:  *  *  *
Story Line:  *  *  *  (so absurd it has to be good)
Entertainment Value:  *  *  * 

First off, I am writing this at 2:30 in the morning.  I went to the midnight showing because I was very excited about seeing this movie.  I just finished reading the book earlier in the day and I really liked it.  Logically, the movie would be just as good as the book right?  Well... not so much.

Second off (I had a "First off" so I have to have a second), suspension of disbelief can only be held to a certain level.  It was different in the book.  You got to know a lot more about Abe, a lot more. It was more understandable why he went after the vampires so aggressively and Henry was a advocate of his going into politics, not in opposition to it.  It was just so out there.  I know... with a title like "Abraham Lincoln:  Vampire Hunter" what was I expecting.  Unfortunately, I was expecting it to be more like the book.

I do think this is a movie worth seeing.  It has stuff that blows up - always a good thing in movies.  If you have read the book though, you may be a little disappointed.

Favorite Scene:  The one where Abe and Mary Todd danced.  I loved the costumes and it was an "awwww" type scene. 

NOTE:  Alan Tudyk as Steven Douglas wasn't credited according to IMDB.  WTH?  That just isn't right...