Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Slayer

Since I've been reviewing movies lately, I thought I'd say a word or two about this one. I liked it. The concept unto itself was intriguing, like Cloud Atlas, but unlike Cloud Atlas, it didn't suck. Abe was played well by the actor whose name I forget, and Mary Todd was played well by an actress whose name I forget, but aside from my bad memory, what I didn't forget was that the storyline was terrific.

I didn't like much the idea that vampires had an empire in the southern states, and seemed to be using blacks as a source for their blood supply, but they were taken down by good ol' Abe and his black friend, and even Mary Todd. Oh yeah, there was a good vampire in there, too.

Now one of my pet peeves about vampires movies is when they make vampires able to walk about in the daytime. This movie did that, too, but these vampires didn't sparkle. They were able to go about their business in daylight because of some kind of sunscreen lotion, so at least, the basic trait of sunlight being harmful to them was not changed. They just got around it, is all. And I like that better than the daylight just making them sparkle, which was just plain ridiculous.

But the movie was exciting, well written, and well acted. It was a great production, and it had a great ending. We all know what happened to Abraham Lincoln at the movie theater, and the movie left it at that. Except for one thing...the good vampire. They showed him in the end, but was it really the end? That's the question. Overall a thumbs up for Abe Lincoln, Vampire Slayer.