This is the most high-profile historic or literary figure/paranormal mashup to make it off the printed page, and based on its anemic showing at the box office, it may be the last. We think the material would have been better served with a truly tongue-in-cheek treatment, but understand that that approach to a big-budget picture is hard for studio execs to stomach. Still, once you get past the idea that one of history’s most celebrated presidents was invested in the outcome of the Civil War because of vampires, there is some fun, campy gore to enjoy.
