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Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley) and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family. Together Anna and Van Helsing set out to destroy their common enemy, but uncover some unsettling secrets along the way.

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A hollow creature feature that suffers from CGI overload.

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Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Namrata Joshi Outlook It's this relentlessness of the action and technology that make the film more of a simulated ride. I wouldn't have boarded. Rated: 1/4 Jan 4, 2019 Full Review Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Wally Hammond Time Out What's left is a world of industrial Gothicism, nightmare morphing effects, ahistoric gadgetry and Breughel-lite grotesquerie. Nov 1, 2018 Full Review Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Will Self London Evening Standard The exteriors are fantastic, the castles mega-looming, and there's a beautiful -- if fanciful -- masqued ball which shows off to perfection the costumes contrived by Gabriella Pescucci. Jan 9, 2018 Full Review Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Sloan Freer Radio Times This is Indiana Jones meets Hammer Horror - the relentless action is blended with a knowing undercurrent and dramatic gothic styling. Rated: 3/5 Feb 8, 2024 Full Review Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News The humor, most of which comes from a monk as a comic sidekick, doesnt work here either. It just emphasizes how campy the whole premise really is. Nov 16, 2019 Full Review Van Helsing | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Debbie Lynn Elias Behind The Lens Hugh Jackman stars as the sexiest Van Helsing to ever hit the screen. Even more impressive... is his larger than life screen presence and physicality that keeps his character from becoming overshadowed by the incredible amount of CGI and monster effects Rated: 3/5 Nov 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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John C `Van Helsing' has always been a bit of an enigma to me. I own it and have watched it every so often and I can never quite put my finger on what exactly is wrong with it. Obviously, I quite like it, but it always leaves me with the feeling that it should have - somehow - been so much better.The film was practically made for me - I love Hugh Jackman and he makes a great `monster hunter.' Kate Beckinsale is naturally sexy as his kick-a$$ love interest. David Wenham adds some comic relief as Van Helsing and Richard Roxborough is brilliantly campy as Count Dracula. Then there are more monsters crammed into this film than Jabba the Hutt's palace. What more could I want?Um, I don't exactly know, but I'm not alone in my confusion. Van Helsing was supposed to be the start of some sort of action/horror franchise. It was certainly given the budget and star-power to launch such a venture. However, it was - almost - a financial flop. It was sort of successful, but not enough to get a proper sequel (there is a lower budget animated one, but that wasn't the original intention).Perhaps it's the overuse of CGI? Sometimes everything on screen starts to blur into one mass of animation. Perhaps it's that the characters are a little too indestructible to be believable. Seriously... these (supposedly totally human) characters get dropped from great heights again and again and just get up like nothing has happened - a minor gripe, but it always bugged me.If you're a fan of `old school' horror, i.e. you know about the Dracula/Frankenstein myths then you might like this, because it certainly pays homage to the classics. It has a lot of charm (kudos to Frankenstein's monster and Drac himself), but somehow falls slightly short of being the modern day classic it was meant to be. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/24 Full Review Winsome J perfect campy, corny, action-filled monster movie. genuinely one of the most enjoyable watches I've had in a long time. no notes, so long as you decide to interpret it as a comedy. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/23/24 Full Review Brian H I enjoyed it even if it's silly Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review MarS D Best Vampire/Werewolf movie out there. All the charachters play their characters so well. Universal should really consider making a second movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Never understood why this movie was disliked so much. It is a fun action flick with the classic Universal monsters. I watch it every year before Halloween. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Brandin B Only watched this because my woman made me. I told her I’d leave her if I ever saw it again. Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/16/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen Sommers Director Hugh Jackman Gabriel Van Helsing Kate Beckinsale Anna Valerious Richard Roxburgh Count Vladislaus Dracula David Wenham Carl Shuler Hensley Frankenstein's Monster
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Van Helsing: Official Clip - I'll Set You Free Van Helsing: Official Clip - I'll Set You Free 1:52 Van Helsing: Official Clip - Welcome to Transylvania Van Helsing: Official Clip - Welcome to Transylvania 3:21 Van Helsing: Official Clip - He's Alive! Van Helsing: Official Clip - He's Alive! 2:53 Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf on the Loose Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf on the Loose 2:11 Van Helsing: Official Clip - The Death of Dracula Van Helsing: Official Clip - The Death of Dracula 2:27 Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf vs. Vampire Van Helsing: Official Clip - Werewolf vs. Vampire 1:36 Van Helsing: Official Clip - A Werewolf Cure Van Helsing: Official Clip - A Werewolf Cure 3:08 Van Helsing: Official Clip - I Am Count Dracula Van Helsing: Official Clip - I Am Count Dracula 2:24 Van Helsing: Official Clip - Save the Monster Van Helsing: Official Clip - Save the Monster 2:35 View more videos

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KATE BECKINSALE as Anna Valerious in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Valerious Manor - home to Anna, Velkan and the last of their once-powerful family?in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Copyright: © 2004 Universal Studios. Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) attempts to rescue her brother Velkan (WILL KEMP) in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. RICHARD ROXBURGH as the evil and lethally seductive Count Dracula in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. KATE BECKINSALE as Anna Valerious and HUGH JACKMAN as Van Helsing in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. (L to r) In their attempt to bring down Count Dracula, Van Helsing's assistant Carl (DAVID WENHAM), Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) & fearless Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) track the Count to his lair. Castle Frankenstein, the site of the Doctor's experiments, in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. Van Helsing (HUGH JACKMAN) prepares to battle a fiendish creature of the night in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. SHULER HENSLEY as Frankenstein's Monster in the epic action-adventure, Van Helsing. At his masquerade ball, Count Dracula (RICHARD ROXBURGH) and Anna Valerious (KATE BECKINSALE) dance in front of a mirror - where only Anna is reflected. View more photos

Synopsis Famed monster slayer Gabriel Van Helsing (Hugh Jackman) is dispatched to Transylvania to assist the last of the Valerious bloodline in defeating Count Dracula (Richard Roxburgh). Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale) reveals that Dracula has formed an unholy alliance with Dr. Frankenstein's monster (Shuler Hensley) and is hell-bent on exacting a centuries-old curse on her family. Together Anna and Van Helsing set out to destroy their common enemy, but uncover some unsettling secrets along the way.

Director
Stephen Sommers

Producer
Stephen Sommers, Bob Ducsay

Screenwriter
Stephen Sommers

Distributor
Universal Pictures

Production Co
Universal Pictures, The Sommers Company, Carpathian Pictures

Rating
PG-13 (Nonstop Creature Action Viol.|Frightening Images|Sensuality)

Genre
Fantasy, Adventure, Action

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
May 3, 2004, Wide

Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 19, 2016

Box Office (Gross USA)
$120.0M

Runtime
2h 12m

Sound Mix
Surround, DTS, Dolby SRD, SDDS

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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