They arrive in the village where they almost get killed but is saved
by three flying vampiresses who want to scoop up their victims and
suck their blood, but Van Helsing fight them off. This leads to his
meeting with the bold and beautiful Anna Valerious (Kate Beckinsale)
and her brother Velkan ( Will Kemp) who are the two surviving members
of a gypsy royalty. That family is suffering from an age old curse
that can only be broken when Count Dracula is put to death. Even though
Anna is suspicious of VanHelsing in the beginning, later they become
partners in the adventurous mission to kill Dracula and thousands
of his vampire children. The rest of the story you have to discover
by yourself.
It is an excellent idea to combine the classics Dracula/Frankenstein/
Wolf Man and make a new theme out of it with a modern twist. But Stephen
Sommers has very much underutilized this new idea. Jackman and Kate
delivers a great performance and the computer generated images are
great but the plots keeps twisting and turning.
The old classics were thrilling and scary even for adults, but Van
Helsing could be an entertainer for the kids with it's endless loop.
Without a workable story, just the actions will not make a good movie.
May be Stephen Sommers' intention is to make it into a sequel, in
that case, hopefully the next one will be better. If you are a monster
fan, you may like this movie.
We rate this movie Average.
