History remembers him as Honest Abe, Father Abraham, the Great Emancipator, even the Illinois Rail Splitter. But”Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”? Who knew?
Now, the secret life of the 16th president of the United States and his passion for ridding the world of “immortal blood sucking demons” is revealed for all to see. In 3-D, no less.
It turns out that it wasn’t just the lack of air-conditioning that made Lincoln miserable in the fetid air of 1860sWashington, D.C., it was all the undead he had to eradicate before the slaves could be freed and the Union made whole. That’s enough to raise a sweat in any man.
All this information comes courtesy of Seth Grahame-Smith, who wrote the original mash-up novel as well as the screenplay of the new film relentlessly directed by Timur Bekmambetov. Given the subject matter, an exercise in delicacy and restraint was unlikely, but it’s too bad that the film’s concept is way more entertaining than what has ended up on-screen.