Film Review – Abraham’s Boys

Vampire stories are plentiful, but author Joe Hill has something a little different in mind with “Abraham’s Boys.” The material is an adaptation of a short story, and writer/director Natasha Kermani is challenged to figure out how to work with Hill’s central concept of post-Dracula life for Mina Harker and Abraham Van Helsing, picking up with the characters as they experience the trouble of maintaining sanity after they’ve survived maddening events. It’s a neat idea, and Kermani is hunting for patience from her audience, going the slow-burn route with the endeavor, searching for a sense of creepiness to command the viewing experience. “Abraham’s Boys” has mood, and the tale eventually gets around to escalation, helping to improve a somewhat sluggish effort that battles with the limitations of the material that inspired it. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com