Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov
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- Callum1d ago⭐⭐½ – Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter – History class after too many energy drinks. This is one of those films where the title alone tells you whether you’re on board or not. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is exactly what it sounds like — a wildly exaggerated mash-up of historical fiction, gothic horror, and action spectacle that fully commits to its ridiculous premise. Honestly, I don’t remember huge amounts of the finer details, which probably says something about its staying power, but I do remember it being surprisingly watchable in the moment. The film leans hard into style over substance, throwing axes, slow motion, and vampire politics at the screen with complete sincerity. It’s absurd, but importantly, it knows it’s absurd. It was also probably one of the first things I saw Anthony Mackie in, which is funny looking back now given how much bigger he’s become since. Even then, though, he had a solid screen presence that helped ground some of the more ridiculous moments. The biggest issue is that once the novelty of “what if Abraham Lincoln fought vampires?” wears off, there isn’t a huge amount underneath. The action is flashy, the visuals are stylised, and there are a few genuinely cool sequences, but emotionally it never really lands. It’s less a great movie and more a very committed concept. Still, you have to give it credit for going all in. Half-hearted versions of this idea would’ve been unbearable. This at least has the confidence to swing the axe properly. 🥃 A bourbon mixed with an energy drink — strange, excessive, and somehow more entertaining than it probably should be.
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Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was released on June 20, 2012.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was directed by Timur Bekmambetov.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has a runtime of 1h 45m.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter was produced by Tim Burton, Jim Lemley, Timur Bekmambetov.
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, discovers vampires are planning to take over the United States. He makes it his mission to eliminate them.
The key characters in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter are Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker), Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper), Will Johnson (Anthony Mackie).
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is rated R.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is a Horror, Action, Fantasy film.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has an audience rating of 5 out of 10.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter had a budget of $69M.
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has made $116.5M at the box office.