Van Helsing is a movie filled with special effects. The story (if u may call it one) is basically secondary. Make sure you watch this movie in a theatre with a huge screen and great sound system, or if watching at home (which I wouldn’t really recommend) watch it on a DVD on a big screen tv with a good surround sound system for the full effect.
The movie has everything found in a good Hollywood action movie - a decent cast and an amazing team of special effects guys !
The story is about this guy (Van Helsing obviously!!) who is shown to be the nemesis of all evil creatures. Initially the movie shows Van Helsing taking on Mr. Hyde (of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde) and killing him.
His next mission (he is trained by monks to fight evil, and like James Bond, has some amazing equipment to do his job!) is to find and destroy Count Dracula. He has a side-kick who accompanies him to Transylvanila.
The rest of the story should be watched and not read on a computer monitor !!
The special effects are special, but it may feel like an overkill by the time the movie is over! The humour is ok, and the performances are good.