Based on the 2010 novel by Seth Grahame-Smith it was adapted to screen by Smith and Simon Kinberg.
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov and produced by Tim Burton I expected it to be something different but great at the same time. It far exceeded my expectations. I may be biased because I am a lover of Vampire books and movies, but this movie is far better than some other Vampire movies recently seen.
Obviously, the story is about the 16th President of the United States; however in a light in which he has never been portrayed before. None other than a Vampire Hunter!
I have to give credit to the author for even coming up with this unique and ingenious idea!
The story is about Abraham Lincoln, played by Benjamin Walker, and his early years and how he came to be a Vampire Hunter. When he was a young boy, he worked as a rail splitter and was caught in an altercation with a man who was trying to hurt his best friend Will, played by Anthony Mackie, who happened to be a free African American. His father stood up for them both which resulted in the loss of his job and eventually the death of his mother, by none other than the Vampires themselves.
From this point onwards Abraham's only goal in life was to avenge his mother's death. Nine years later, following the death of his father, and while extremely drunk one night and hunting the man who killed his mother, he encounters Henry, played by Dominic Cooper.
Henry saves Abraham and teaches him to be a Vampire Hunter.
Henry also teaches Abraham that he cannot have friends or family in this life. Abraham however disagrees and pursues a career as a lawyer, falls in love with Mary Todd, played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead and eventually becomes the 16th President of the US.
There are some awesome action sequences during this movie, while at the same time there is a great storyline and it's not just about fighting and violence but there is a moral behind the man and the story as well.
I love this alternative story of the legend behind the man, husband and president, Abraham Lincoln.
I give this movie a 10 out of 10.
The book can be purchase from the Book Depository - follow this link.
http://www.bookdepository.com/?a_aid=pinkacquarius
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