Abraham Lincoln

Vampire Hunter. What? That was our reaction when we saw the movie title on pay per view. And Himself and I were curious enough to earmark a Lincoln for the cable bill. The movie isn't worth paying theater prices.

The movie is a combination of Highlander meets Supernatural and a collision with history. Not the history you learned in school.

The movie, based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, is dark as expected of producer,Tim Burton. The vampires don't sparkle, though they do wander around during the day, and they aren't filled with angst. Breathe a sigh of relief. They are vicious and blood thirsty. There's quite a bit of spilt blood. That's what vampires do.

As a young boy, Abraham Lincoln witnesses the death of his mother at the hands of a vampire. As a young man with revenge in his heart, young Abe sets out to kill the vampire that took his mother's life. The fight doesn't go well and Abe is rescued by the mysterious Henry Sturges who offers to train Abe in the art of killing vampires. Henry harbors his own secret and wants Abe to kill Adam, the alpha vampire. All the vampires in America descend from Adam. I don't want to give away the entire good versus evil plot.

Tall Abe is certainly impressive as he develops his skills with his weapon of choice, a silver edged axe, especially has he practices a martial arts sword technique called "flowers". His Shaolin monk kicks and leaps a la Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon transforms an otherwise dusty, historical figure into a cool hero. The movie is entertaining if you can suspend your disbelief, like action, gratuitous gore, and are bored on a Friday night.

Have you seen Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter?