![]() Now try not to focus too much on the timeline. Over breakfast, Lincoln confides his despair to his wife, and says conventional weapons are of no more use against them than-why-than this fork! As he stares at it, he realizes it is a silver fork, and vampires can be killed by silver weapons, as he has proved with his ax twirling. This is because the Confederate troops, all vampires, are invulnerable to lead bullets, cannon fire, and steel blades, and have an alarming way of disappearing and rematerializing. In the first day of fighting at Gettysburg, the Union sustains a defeat so crushing that Lincoln is tempted to surrender. Are vampires kinky? I didn’t know.Īlthough we do not attend Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter in search of a history lesson, there’s one glitch I cannot overlook. ![]() The movie regrettably introduces but does not explain Vadoma (Erin Wasson), a statuesque woman who is several decades ahead of her time in her taste for leather fetish wear. The performances are earnest and sincere, and even villains like Adam (Rufus Sewell), the American leader of the Vampire Nation, doesn’t spit or snarl overmuch. ![]() The movie, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and written by Seth Grahame-Smith, based on his novel, handles all these matters with an admirable seriousness, which may be the only way they could possibly work. Also still at his side is Joshua Speed (Jimmi Simpson), who hired Lincoln in his Springfield general store Johnson and Speed join Lincoln in Civil War strategy sessions and are his principal advisers, roles overlooked by history. Still with him is childhood friend Will Johnson (Anthony Mackie), a free black man whose mistreatment helped form Lincoln’s hatred of slavery. This seems odd, since they should be equal opportunity bloodsuckers, but there you have it. I was reminded uncannily of Buford Pusser, walking tall and carrying a big stick.Īgainst advice, Lincoln (Benjamin Walker) marries Mary Todd (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), and the story moves quickly to his days in the White House, where he discovers that the vampires are fighting on the side of the South. That he carries this ax with him much of the time may strike some as peculiar. Lincoln’s weapon of choice becomes an ax with a silver blade, which he learns to spin like a baton twirler. This line drew only a few chuckles from the audience because the movie cautiously avoids any attempt to seem funny. Then whatever can he do? Well, he tells Henry, I used to be pretty good at rail-splitting. There’s an early scene in which Lincoln tries to shoot a vampire, but that won’t work because they’re already dead. He swears an oath of vengeance, and some years later is lucky to be getting drunk while standing at a bar next to Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper), who coaches him on vampire killing and explains that it is a high calling, requiring great dedication and no distractions like marriage. The story opens with young Abe witnessing the murder of his mother by a vampire. Yes, dear readers, I went expecting to sneer. It’s also a more entertaining movie than I remotely expected. Screenplay by Seth Grahame-Smith, based on his novel.Ībraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is without a doubt the best picture we are ever likely to see on the subject-unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end the Lincolns are on their way to the theater. Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Bekmambetov, Tim Burton, and Jim Lemley. Benjamin Walker (Abraham Lincoln), Dominic Cooper (Henry Sturgess), Anthony Mackie (Will Johnson), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Mary Todd Lincoln), Rufus Sewell (Adam), Marton Csokas (Jack Barts), Jimmi Simpson (Joshua Speed), Erin Wasson (Vadoma).
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