Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (** out of ****)

What did you expect with a title like that? This movie from the minute it was announced was going to be one kind of movie. A highly stylized action fest with a simple but understandable plot. Abraham Lincoln (Benjamin Walker does well with his first major film role) lost his mother to a vampire and to gain his revenge he trains under vampire killer Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper). Henry is the film's most interesting character due to a mysterious past and has a pleasant way of speaking. A film about Henry might have been more exciting but there is the fear of overkill of a limited character. Henry trains Abraham so that he might fight Adam (Rufus Sewell), the first vampire in the Americas. Lincoln grows up, marries Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), becomes president and fights a war. All the while the vampires are a threat to Abraham and his country. The action is so over the top some scenes almost appear to be parody. One such scene involves a fight in a herd of horses, it's the most ridiculous scene I've seen in recent memory. The fight scenes suffer from extreme slow mo that may be appealing in 3D but come off as overdone in 2D. This isn't a bad movie, it has a lot of redeeming qualities due to its strong cast. Even the cheesy action scenes are still fun to an extent. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is decent amount of fun but will be talking about it in a few months like I will other movies this year, very likely not.

** out of ****