Sunday, July 27, 2003

Tsui Hark's Vampire Hunters (2003)

Ho-hum. Wire-fu-laden supernatural mumbo jumbo never finds its pacing, moving in fits and starts. Makes about as much sense as most Hong Kong action films, but the fights in this aren't cool or interesting enough to overcome that handicap. After a while, you just stop caring. The vampire beast doesn't help -- it's represented by one of the worst monster get-ups in recent years, a stiff dummy with burnt oatmeal makeup. Not as bad as Wes Craven's producing jobs, but that's little consolation while watching this.

Grade: C