Underworld

Release Date: September 19, 2003
Studio: Screen Gems (Sony)
Director: Len Wiseman
Screenwriter: Danny McBride
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Kevin Grevioux, Shane Brolly, Robby Gee, Erwin Leder, Wentworth Miller, Sophia Myles
Genre: Action, Horror, Thriller
MPAA Rating: R (for violence/gore and some language)
Official Website: SonyPictures.com

Plot Summary: "Underworld" reimagines Vampires as a secretive clan of modern, aristocratic sophisticates whose mortal enemies are the Lycans (werewolves), a shrewd gang of street thugs who prowl the city's underbelly. The balance of power is upset when a beautiful young Vampire and a nascent Lycan - deadly rivals for centuries - fall in love. Len Wiseman directs Kate Beckinsdale and Scott Speedman in a fast-paced, modern-day tale of deadly action, ruthless intrigue and forbidden love, all set against the backdrop of an ancient feud between the two tribes in a timeless, Gothic metropolis.

Review By Mike Thompson
- Television is not that bad, ah?

Vampires, werewolves, black leather, heavy metal music, jumping from high places, and walking down hallways very dramatically.

That’s about all you can say for Underworld. A kind of new idea (though still quite cliched) this film turned out to be a Blade/Matrix wannabe....more

Reviewed by Peter Veugelaers © 2003
- You'll need a survivor pack

The title "Underworld" sounds as vague as what you get from this – an uninvolving episode of the perpetual war between werewolves and vampires.

The gravity of the event is punctuated by the overacting of the characters who seemingly know the importance of such a time but the audience is left wondering....more

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