Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation | Release Date: June 22, 2012 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 35 Critic Reviews
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12
Mixed:
14
Negative:
9
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
88
St. Louis Post-DispatchJoe WilliamsJun 21, 2012
A blast, the best action movie of the summer. Read full review
83
Portland OregonianShawn LevyJun 21, 2012
When Bekmambetov is in full stride and the gore, oaths and silver bullets are flying, it's a kick. The title may sound like a joke, but Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is serious fun. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovJun 20, 2012
Benjamin Walker, as Lincoln, may not have the gangly gravitas of Raymond Massey's "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" – he looks like a young Liam Neeson doing a younger Bruce Campbell, frankly – but he does have a sly, self-effacing sense of humor that feels ever so Lincoln-esque Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleJun 21, 2012
Instead of getting smirky and campy and blowing out the joke in the first few scenes, Grahame-Smith and director Timur Bekmambetov straight-face it. They ask themselves, well, what would it be like if the main struggle of Lincoln's life were with vampires intent on taking over the new world? And they answer the question as realistically and soberly as they can within this loony framework. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJun 20, 2012
Without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject - unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the Lincolns are on their way to the theater. Read full review
70
SalonAndrew O'HehirJun 25, 2012
There's definitely some empty-calories, summer-movie fun to be found in this ludicrous genre mashup, most of it courtesy of maniacal Russian director Timur Bekmambetov, who stages hilarious, imaginative, almost free-form action sequences like nobody in the business. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJustin LoweJun 20, 2012
Genre enthusiasts will lap up the mixture of action and fantasy, while history buffs who don't mind a bit of rewriting will dig into an alternative spin on the Civil War period. Read full review
70
VarietyJustin ChangJun 20, 2012
A Civil War-era actioner of questionable taste and historical accuracy but surprisingly consistent entertainment value. Read full review
63
USA TodayScott BowlesJun 21, 2012
A stylish slasher of a movie, a monster flick that does its vampires right, if not their real-life counterparts. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJun 21, 2012
Both terribly silly and a lot of fun. Read full review
63
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliJun 21, 2012
One expects a movie called Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter to be rich in wit and black humor, but writer Seth Grahame-Smith and director Timur Bekmambetov opt to play things reasonably straight. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineNick SchagerJun 21, 2012
The script leaps forward with an absurdity almost as great as Lincoln's own strength. Read full review
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