Bekmambetov doesn't expect us to take the premise seriously, exactly. But he doesn't seem to want us to laugh at it, either.
– Eric D. Snider,
Film.com,
22 Jun 2012
rotten:
The disconnect between intention and final product is a head scratcher.
– Ricardo Baca,
Denver Post,
22 Jun 2012
fresh:
Of course it's ridiculous and tasteless and grotesque. It's ABRAHAM LINCOLN, VAMPIRE HUNTER.
– Richard Roeper,
Richard Roeper.com,
22 Jun 2012
rotten:
The movie plays safe by cutting every theme down the middle - a swing that's effective when splitting wood or vampire skulls, but dull when applied to filmmaking.
– Lisa Schwarzbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Jun 2012
rotten:
The violence quickly becomes numbing, and Benjamin Walker plays Lincoln without the sense of irony needed to keep the historical and supernatural sides of the story consistently entertaining.