| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
C |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bob Longino |
"Overblown and underwhelming." more... |
C- |
Boston Globe
Ty Burr |
"One catch: It's not good." more... |
C- |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"Van Helsing is silly and spectacular, and fun." more... |
B |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Wilmington |
"...at its best, a big tongue-in-cheek extravaganza." more... |
B |
Cincinnati Enquirer
Margaret A. McGurk |
"Rousing action, sharp wit and sweet affection for the grand old monster movies of the past make it an action movie to love." more... |
B+ |
| E! Online |
"...you'll find yourself laughing at (not with) the horribly cheesy dialogue. But whatever, this popcorn flick is still tasty enough." more... |
B- |
filmcritic.com
Sean O'Connell |
"...lopsided..." more... |
C- |
Hollywood Reporter
Kirk Honeycutt |
"...this creature feature is exhilarating fun, a richly designed and often quite funny re-exploration of the movie past." more... |
B |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...more amusing and exciting than frightening..." more... |
B- |
New York Times
A.O. Scott |
"...Van Helsing is mostly content to offer warmed-over allusions and secondhand thrills." more... |
C |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"Van Helsing is the worst would-be summer blockbuster since Battlefield Earth." more... |
D- |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...a shrieking bore of a horror flick..." more... |
D |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"So it's a disaster -- a big, loud, boring wreck -- but to say that isn't enough." more... |
F |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...I have no choice but to report that Van Helsing got the most derisive reception I've seen for a big film since Howard the Duck..." more... |
C- |
USA Today
Claudia Puig |
"...a monster mishmash..." more... |
C |
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