Not very many critics liked it...
FilmCritic.com 2 stars/5 Things move so quickly, we can't stop long enough to ask why certain events are happening. more
L.A. Weekly N/A … barely allows its characters a word amid the shrieking …
Reel Views ½ star/4 … the worst would-be summer blockbuster since Battlefield Earth. more
Rolling Stone 1 star/4 … a shrieking bore of a horror flick … more
Slant Magazine 1 star/4 … apt to provide more migraines than nightmares … more
I saw a program about the making of Van Helsing on MTV and I gotta say it doesn't look that impressive. Does anyone know that the CGI looks completely crap for the wolfman and the flying vampire woman, the accents are horrible ( 'Dracula dead and loving it' trannsylvanian accents mind) and how on gods green earth has Van Helsing got all these hi-tech weapons and gadgets in that time. All he should have is a stake, a hammer and a cross. AND HE'S CALLED GABRIEL!!! 😘 😘
😉 Don't know if this could be true... but the name and storyline of "Van Helsing", bares striking resemblence to the Anime series "Hellsing". Even the main characters almost look the same (red coat, black coat). P.S - The main character (Van) also seem to bare some resemblence to "D" from "Vampire Hunter-D" - as does the storylines. What gives??? Did the director say anything about this?? ; or is it yet ANOTHER story-line-robbery - like the creators of "The Matrix" did with "Ghost in the Shell".