...a hybrid horror and action film that succeeds as neither.
Underworld (2003)
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Reviews Counted:153
Fresh:46
Rotten:107
Average Rating:4.7/10
Consensus: Though stylish to look at, Underworld is tedious and derivative.
Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence/gore and some language
Runtime: 2 hrs 26 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Theatrical Release:Sep 19, 2003 Wide
Box Office: $51,483,949
Synopsis: In UNDERWORLD, a dark and Gothic monster action movie, vampires and lycans--an ancient form of werewolf--are at war. While the vampires inhabit a gigantic castle that houses their ancestor's tombs,... In UNDERWORLD, a dark and Gothic monster action movie, vampires and lycans--an ancient form of werewolf--are at war. While the vampires inhabit a gigantic castle that houses their ancestor's tombs, the lycans live underground in a dilapidated sewer cave. Both teams are equipped with big guns, and they are constantly innovating deadlier bullets to gain advantage over each other. On the vampire side, the leather-clad death agent Selene (Kate Beckinsale) delegates teams of vamps to attack the lycans. But when she discovers that the lycans have kidnapped a human medical student, Michael Corvin (Scott Speedman), she knows the worst is on its way. Against the orders of her superior, Kraven (Shane Brolly), who is obsessively in love with Selene, she awakens the most powerful vampire of all time, Viktor (Bill Nighy) and prepares for a massive feud against lycan leader Lucian (Michael Sheen). Director Len Wiseman offers a tough, fast, and gory addition to the horror-fantasy genre with UNDERWORLD. Impressive special effects show the lycans transforming from humans to werewolves, and the lycans' ability to squeeze silver bullets out of their skin is also rudely fascinating. Beckinsale is captivating in the role of the lead vamp, with her leather corset, pouty expressions, and double-fisted pistols perfectly communicating the glam-action mood of the film. [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Danny McBride, Shane Brolly, Erwin Leder, Robbie Gee, Sophia Myles, Kevin Grevioux
Director: Len Wiseman
Director: Len Wiseman
Screenwriter: Danny McBride
Producer: Richard S. Wright, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Robert Bernacchi
Composer: Paul Haslinger
Studio: Screen Gems
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Reviews for Underworld
It's ultimately entertaining, exciting, and stylish with great direction and enough of both worlds that will satisfy any horror and or action fan.
Tony Pierce-Roberts' cinematography perfectly captures the gothic comic-book feel.
[Underworld] could use more plot and deepened characters and less vapid expository dialogue, flashbacks and ballets of bullets.
This mostly mediocre movie is a painless enough time-waster, thanks to slick production values and some impressive stunt work, but it never lives up to the potential of its premise.
The script unfurls a lot of backstory we don't care about illuminating plot mysteries we also don't care about.
The film even has the nerve to set itself up for a sequel. Of course, the ending is so sloppy, that this may have just been an oversight.
In the end, it's more a role-playing game scenario than a plot -- although there someone would have worked out rules that make sense.
[Beckinsale's] detached, no-nonsense demeanor helps give this chilly adventure an S&M-inspired eroticism.
Endless sequences of posing and posturing by Beckinsale and fellow fangsters.
'Filme bastante cumplidor con el que se pueden desperdiciar dos horas de vida sin remordimiento de conciencia.'
Although the mythology explaining the war between vampires and werewolves is interesting, the average viewer will likely focus on the film's substantial flaws.
Wisemen started out with a great idea and couldn't summon the vision to make it happen.
The settings and tony atmosphere of Underworld are more than a screen fantasy: they're a conceit, and they're offered to us humorlessly.
Unfortunately, Beckinsale, a wonderful actress who looks game in her painted-on leather garb, is too soft and demure to convince as the vengeful vixen.
Ao que parece, projetos medíocres são tão difíceis de se matar quanto vampiros e lobisomens.
Dracula never looked as good as Selene (Kate Beckinsale), whose impeccably tousled hair and black-leather bodysuit do wonders for her overbite.
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