Nerds That Geek Movie Review – ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’

Written by Scott Edwards

Fighting for what is right is something everyone should believe in. Putting personal feelings aside and making sure that no one else gets hurt could be one of the most admirable things a person can do. If that person happens to be in some sort of position with power over many more, the fight is much more aggressive, and things end up changing. Just imagine if a president was really like that.

Abraham Lincoln is working on the docks with his father when he notices his good friend Will being beaten by Jack Barts. Barts is a man of power in running his affairs and treats everyone in his employ as his own personal slaves. Although Will is a person of color, he was born a free man and should not be subjected to such punishment. Young Abraham comes to his friend’s aid, but when his father gets involved in the scuffle, he is relieved of his employment and told to pay out of his contract. With no money, the Lincoln’s cannot oblige this request, so Barts takes it upon himself to find another method of payment.

Abraham wakes up late the following evening to see an intruder in his house, biting his mother. Knowing that this is Mr. Barts, young Abe plans to exact his revenge against the older man when he is big enough. After his father passes away, Abe is in a place where he can make that happen but is confronted by a stranger in the local bar that takes notice in his binge drinking. After leaving, Abe, with pistol in hand, is ready to avenge his mother’s death, but discovers that Barts is more than just a man, but a vampire. Coming to his aid, the stranger is able to save Abraham Lincoln from certain death.

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Henry Sturges sees some promise in the young man and takes it upon himself to train Abraham in the ways of killing vampires. He only has two rules before Abe’s training gets underway in that he cannot have a family or friends. With these items agreed to, Abe is ready to take on the world and kill the man that took his childhood away. When Abe is finally ready to hunt, he is sent to Springfield to find logging work while waiting for correspondence to arrive from his new master. Abe then makes friends with his new boss, but when the first letter appears, he is ready to drop all ties and go on the hunt for vampires. Killing several blood suckers in town, Abe is starting to understand that this was a much bigger situation than he could have imagined, and has his work cut out for him.

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter follows Abe Lincoln from his childhood to his time as the 16th President of the United States. While learning how to wield his axe, Abe also focuses on law studies in his free time. With his great teacher Henry Sturges keeping him in line, Abe is astounded to discover that he is falling for a local woman named Mary Todd. Mary is engaged to a local politician, but quickly finds that she is in need of something different and exciting. Although Abe never tells her that his vampire hunts are real, he also never tells a lie saying that they are fake. After the two get married, Mary watches her husband’s rise to power as he is willing to risk it all to protect others from harm.

An action-packed ride is what Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter brings to the screen. With fantastic vampire kills and long action sequences, you remain very entertained. If you are looking for a documentary of how Lincoln become president, you will need to pass on this, as what it says in the title is what you will get. Long gaps of time pass in just seconds as Abe grows up right in front of your eyes, but he never seems to forget the thing that is second most important to him. Killing vampires. Stay Scared.

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