Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter

If there are any plans to turn other classical/mythological books such as Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, or Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters into movies then bring it on. Despite what people have been uttering about the pure absurdity of the concept of this movie, I have stayed strong to my belief in it's complete and total originality and awesomeness. I was not wrong.

Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter or -Abes Lincs Vamps Hunts as I like to call it for short - is based on the belief that the 16th President of America moonlighted as a Vampire Hunter. What can I say? Presidents have had much worse secrets.

Portrayed by Benjamin Walker, honest Abe as a young boy watches his mother die and sets out to even the score with the monster that killed her, but just how much of a monster this killer was, is grossly underestimated. It becomes clear that if Abraham wants to avenge his mother he's going to need help. Enter the elusive and seemingly suave Henry Sturgees (Dominic Cooper) who opens Abraham's eyes to see who is contributing to the evil in the world. Training not only his body but his mind into knowing how to spot and destroy these monsters with the help of his weapon of choice: An Axe.

As it turns out getting his revenge is just the bottom rung of the ladder to see the big picture, as Abraham fights vampire after vampire to get to the man behind the curtain Adam (Rufus Sewell). Sadly before him and his nemesis have the chance to go mono et mono Abraham has to put his hunting days on hold. He meets Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) who soon becomes Mrs Lincoln, and as he slowly gains political interest after defending his black friend (Anthony Mackie) and starting the movement to abolish slavery...... and I guess the rest is history.

The film was beautifully made and has pretty much got me convinced that we have all been spoon fed what we believe is the truth. The effects and fight sequences had me on the edge of seat and the storyline had me egging for more. Only downside? I would have loved there to be a longer training sequence and maybe a double Axe move or two, but that's just me nitpicking. 


All that's left to add is that there is an uncanning resemblance between Benjamin Walker and Jason Dohring (Veronica Mars), but he did Honest Abe proud and looked good swinging around his axe. He would have gotten my vote.