10 Movies Everyone Wished Were WAY Crazier
8. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter - what the hell else do you need to know apart from that awesome title?
Based on Seth Grahame-Smith's hit novel of the same name, nobody should've been complaining that a film about a young Abraham Lincoln (a game Benjamin Walker) secretly fighting vampires took itself too seriously.
Despite the obviously giddy B-movie potential of the setup, this is a bafflingly straight-faced, humourless piece of work that sees writer Grahame-Smith adapt his own material into an overly talky, often downright boring slice of revisionist history.
Even with the heightened conceit, there's a misguided intent here to pass genuine comment on slavery and racism in 19th-century America - something nobody paying money to see a film called "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" was possibly in the market for.
Outside of a few inspired action beats, like Lincoln having a whole damn horse thrown in his face, this is maddeningly dull filmmaking that vacuums all the joy out of what should've been a fun slice of knowing, gonzo schlock.