Friday, June 22, 2012

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER (C+)

Bottom Line: Like its title rather aggressively demands – if you go in to this thing expecting less…and you might actually walk out with more. It’s a creatively out-of-the-box, stylishly over-the-top, whacked-out revisionist take on the life of our 16th POTUS that plays with, quite literally, the thought that Washington, DC is full of bloodsuckers. Presenting a mindless, eye-rollingly cheesy timeline of action-packed special effects meets documented historical accuracies – it makes for a semi-decent way to shut down your brain for two-hours, shove popcorn in your face and have your ocular cavities assaulted. Emancipate yourself from high ticket prices and catch a matinee – you honestly might enjoy it…

Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie and Rufus Sewell
Directed by: Timur Bekmambetov (WANTED)
Rated: R
Running time: 105 minutes
Story: Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov reinvent the time-honored genre and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced -- as fierce, visceral, intense and bloodthristy. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter brings to the screen the secret life of our nation's favorite president...as history's greatest hunter of the undead. (20th Century Fox)
Trailer: www.facebook.com/vampirehunter  

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