'Your incompetence is most taxing,' says the chief vampire (Bill Nighy). A line that pretty much nails this rusty Blade.
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09/25/03
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Underworld (2003)
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Reviews Counted:31
Fresh:5
Rotten:26
Average Rating:4.5/10
Consensus: Though stylish to look at, Underworld is tedious and derivative.
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,... [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen
Director: Len Wiseman
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Reviews for Underworld
Top CriticThe sort of movie in which the head vampire telegraphs his evil by using a cell phone and dressing like the Kinks' Ray Davies in the early '80s.
09/24/03
Top CriticI've been waiting a long time to see a Shakespearean werewolf vampire movie and here it is.
09/22/03
Top CriticBy any reasonable standard, this dark vampire epic -- all massive overacting, cologne-commercial design and sexy cat suits -- sucks.
09/20/03
Top CriticIt needs a wooden stake and a silver bullet through its script.
09/19/03
Top CriticFor all its slick, neo-noir style, Underworld brings very little that's new to a hoary genre, except for the cliches and conventions of other hoary genres.
09/19/03
Top CriticFeatures some of the year's most laughable dialogue.
09/19/03
Top CriticWiseman ... seems vastly more concerned with making a fashion statement than scaring the bejesus out of us.
09/19/03
Top CriticCould use script transfusion, or at least a few quarts of levity.
09/19/03
Top CriticPure hooey, but it certainly has a sense of humor (at least it seems like humor).
09/19/03
Top CriticThe whole thing's more art-directed than directed, and the actors are clearly on their own.
09/19/03
Top CriticSometimes talent and good looks just aren't enough -- [Beckinsale] lacks the movie star presence needed to give life to a supernatural hero in a B-genre film.
09/19/03
Top CriticThe movie is stylish and cruel, and mightily entertaining for certain covens out there.
09/19/03
Top CriticA vampire film for the new millennium -- bold, galvanizing and darkly stylish.
09/19/03
Top CriticIt's hard to recall a more sexless vampire flick.
09/19/03
Top CriticA noisy, tiresome affair that can't manage one moment of wit or real tension.
09/19/03
Top CriticRather than a clever horror hybrid, the movie spends most of its energy channeling The Matrix.
09/19/03
Top CriticDramatically undernourished and occasionally ridiculous.
09/19/03
Top CriticA well-conceived, powerful movie, over the top for all the right reasons.
09/19/03
Top CriticThis is a movie so paltry in its characters and shallow in its story that the war seems to exist primarily to provide graphic visuals.
09/19/03
Top CriticLatest News for Underworld
August 14, 2009:
Beckinsale Returning for Underworld 4? 
Is Kate Beckinsale returning for the fourth installment of "Underworld"? According to Bloody Disgusting's sources, the answer is yes. More...
April 02, 2009:
Five Favourite Films with Bill Nighy
There can be few actors better suited to starring in a film about the golden age of British rock and roll than Bill Nighy. No wonder, then, that he's front and centre as part of... More...
January 21, 2009:
RT Interview: Bill Nighy talks Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
RT travels to New Zealand onto the set of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans to chat to star Bill Nighy about the complexities of fang wearing etiquette, wet, velvet, 'battle' skirt... More...
July 28, 2008:
New Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Stills Released
The first photos of Rhona Mitra in Underworld action have been released -- and Entertainment Weekly has posted them for your enjoyment. More...
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