Van Helsing

Name: Van Helsing
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: May 7, 2004
Duration: 131 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, Will Kemp

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: May 7, 2004 | PG-13

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh, Shuler Hensley, Will Kemp

Summary: Gabriel Van Helsing (Jackman) is a man cursed with a past he cannot recall and driven by a mission he cannot deny. Charged by a secret organization to seek out and defeat evil the world over, his efforts to rid the world of its nightmarish creatures have been rewarded with the title that now follows him: murderer. (Universal Pictures)

Director: Stephen Sommers

Genre(s): Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Fantasy

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 131 min

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Kirk Honeycutt

This creature feature is exhilarating fun, a richly designed and often quite funny re-exploration of the movie past. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

For all its tangle of characters and plot twists, Van Helsing isn't the slightest bit involving, and more than once (especially whenever Beckinsale is onscreen), it is unintentionally hilarious. But it's the rare kind of movie where the badness just adds to the fun. Read full review

Lawrence Toppman

Universal Studios has unloaded its entire monster catalog in this movie, which is aimed at people with the attention span of a kindergartner. Shreds of coherence and character have been sacrificed to fangs and fisticuffs at every chance. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Van Helsing wears its price tag on its ruffled lamé sleeve. And yet it gives off an aura of what I can only call lavish cheapness. Read full review

Michael Sragow

The biggest crime of Van Helsing is that it resurrects classic monsters and fails to make them scary. With a full 132 minutes of feeble jokes and gimcrack phantasmagoria, it's not spine-tingling - it's butt-numbing. Read full review

J.R. Jones

The road of excess leads to the palace of boredom in this overblown monster epic. Read full review

Mick LaSalle

Sommers film just lies there, weighted down by a complete lack of wit, artfulness and internal logic. So it's a disaster -- a big, loud, boring wreck. Read full review

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walker14

Apr 20, 2014

Wow. I can't describe how much i'm disappointed. How can you not like this movie? And that's why we don't get good movies nowadays. People don't even have a good taste! This movie is awesome. Amazing storyline, seriously.. A monster hunter? EPIC. I mean, who doesn't like it? It's so good!Wow. I can't describe how much i'm disappointed. How can you not like this movie? And that's why we don't get good movies nowadays. People don't even have a good taste! This movie is awesome. Amazing storyline, seriously.. A monster hunter? EPIC. I mean, who doesn't like it? It's so good! The werewolves are incredible, the best ones I've EVER seen in a movie. And the vampires? Van Helsing is probably the only movie that shows vampires how they really are: monsters. But sure, people now prefer "vampires" who shine like fairies at the sun! Is that even a vampire? Oh right, no. And the werewolves? Nowadays are simply wolves. Van Helsing recreates it as a completely beast, which is what they are! And the CGI? It too damn good! It was 8 years ago and it is still way better than most of the movies we get now! Just.. argh. Seems like people don't know what are good movies. Today, people prefer vampires who fall in love with humans and it's all a big teenager drama than really good stories who give a message. The world is lost. Such a good storyline, such good characters and actors. The CGI is very good and.. then there's the public who actually sucks. Van Helsing is a really good movie.… Expand

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Jun 22, 2021

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JoeB

Dec 14, 2008

Strange that so many people hated this movie. The plot might not have been very original, but it was decent. The action sequences were fun to watch, there was more humor than the average horror movie, and the graphics were good. I guess I don't hate mainly because I didn't know Strange that so many people hated this movie. The plot might not have been very original, but it was decent. The action sequences were fun to watch, there was more humor than the average horror movie, and the graphics were good. I guess I don't hate mainly because I didn't know much of the vampire, frankenstein, and werewolf lore that so many people were upset about since the movie didn't stick to them.… Expand

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Sam

Nov 28, 2005

Easily, may I repeat EASILY, 2004's biggest cinema dissapointment. It's not a terrible movie, I just expected it to be a classic on the lines of Batman Begins or Spider-Man 2, and, well, it wasn't. It had pretty good FX and the action scenes were enjoyable, but the plot was Easily, may I repeat EASILY, 2004's biggest cinema dissapointment. It's not a terrible movie, I just expected it to be a classic on the lines of Batman Begins or Spider-Man 2, and, well, it wasn't. It had pretty good FX and the action scenes were enjoyable, but the plot was just a rip-off of Godzilla if you think about it. The bad guy is trying to let his billions of babies hatch to rule the world. That's pretty much it. I will, however, admit that Van Helsing and Dracula are likable, but all the other characters hace as much life as Dracula's children, for a few momentary seconds they may have life, but then right after they lose it.… Expand

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Iky009

Jan 6, 2014

Não grande coisaNão grande coisa … Expand

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Voodoo123

Jul 23, 2018

Fantastically high quality prosthetics, costumes, props,seemingly limitless visual effects budget, great soundtrack and an excellent cast are wasted regularly throughout 2004's van helsing. Most of the issues stem from its poor screenplay. Direction pacing and story are a miss here. ThisFantastically high quality prosthetics, costumes, props,seemingly limitless visual effects budget, great soundtrack and an excellent cast are wasted regularly throughout 2004's van helsing. Most of the issues stem from its poor screenplay. Direction pacing and story are a miss here. This movie had all the right ingredients for a blockbuster hit but sadly misses the mark in almost every sequence. The artistry is phenomenal in places though!… Expand

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Kadirov

May 17, 2020

Trash. Made me cringe from first seconds. I think actors were laughing at the director

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