At least “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” isn’t based on
actual events. Well it kind of is. Abraham Lincoln was the 16th
president. He did marry a woman named Mary Todd. He did deliver the rousing
Gettysburg Address. And he did attend the theater which would be the location
of his assassination. He did not however, according to documented history, hunt
and kill vampires. But he does in this movie. And if he can be the one
responsible for ending slavery why not add vampire hunter to an already
impressive résumé? The film as directed from the “Wanted” guy Timur Bekmambetov
takes a rather serious approach to the subject matter of slaying vampires, yet
it still maintains a strong sense of silly fun. If you can’t enjoy a movie in
which history is revised to include a vampire hunting American president then
you’ve come to the wrong multiplex.
By all rational accounts “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is a
pretty stupid movie. And it actually inexplicably borrows a lot from Bekmam…er, Timbur’s own
“Wanted.” Here a young, pre-politics Abraham Lincoln is trained in the way of
vampire hunting after he witnesses his mother’s death at the hands of a vampire.
Lincoln is
played by Benjamin Walker who is simply wonderful here and he resembles a young
Liam Neeson. He’s receives his vampire hunting training from Henry Sturgess
(Dominic Cooper) who we learn much more about as the film progresses. Henry
wears awesome shades I’m sure are not quite period accurate. Henry becomes
Abraham’s mentor, ordering him various vampires to slay, with a goal to
eventually find the vampire who murdered his mom.
The film, as written by Seth Grahame-Smith who also authored
the book this was based on, works sublimely well by mixing fact and fiction.
The film follows the real history closely, such as introducing the civil war
and the Battle of Gettysburg, but this time the North is actually fighting
Southern vampires. It’s all as fascinating as it is utterly ridiculous and
stupid. But the film works because it takes it all seriously, which actually
makes it rather fun to watch. Lincoln
meets Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and marries her and she even gets to
have a little kick-ass scene of her own.
Timbur’s film features a love or hate it style. It bares no
real resemblance to reality, such as when Lincoln
chops down an entire tree with one swing of his axe during his training. It’s
established that he has to no actual superpowers, just pure rage and hate for
vampires. Certain characters’ actions seem to defy gravity or logic (check out
that horse stampede sequence) but if your watching a movie about President
Lincoln killing vampires you shouldn’t be expecting anything less. The actors
are great and the makeup is simply outstanding. Walker
plays the elder Lincoln
with such precision; he just may give Daniel Day-Lewis a run for his
money. GRADE: B
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