Loud and relentless, this vampires-vs-werewolves thriller at least never bores us for a second.
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09/20/03
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.
Runtime: 2 hrs 26 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
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
Reviews for Underworld
Perhaps it's the idea, the atmosphere, or the enthusiastic action, but it maintains a mysterious watchability which suggests it could become a cult classic.
09/16/03
Top CriticOccasionally trashy but still a lot of fun.
09/20/03
The astonishing achievement of Underworld is that it's a movie without a single good moment, and they still managed to make one helluva trailer.
10/27/03
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.
12/30/06
Top CriticThese vampires have no teeth -- hell, they don't even fly.
06/24/06
Top CriticPure hooey, but it certainly has a sense of humor (at least it seems like humor).
09/19/03
Has one heck of a poster.
09/23/03
The film works as an exhilarating celebration of the gothic style.
09/19/03
'Filme bastante cumplidor con el que se pueden desperdiciar dos horas de vida sin remordimiento de conciencia.'
07/20/04
The action is fun, if a little derivative, but the rest of the film is completely ridiculous.
09/18/03
Underworld captured my attention sporadically, but not consistently.
09/18/03
The story quickly bogs down into a super bloody, super loud mess that even the elegant Beckinsale can't save.
09/19/03
The movie is stylish and cruel, and mightily entertaining for certain covens out there.
09/19/03
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.
07/07/08
... not just a kick-*** monster free-for-all, but also a vampire film with unexpectedly political bite ...
10/28/03
Thick with mold-breaking potential...the picture fails to break away from clownishly Goth-fashioned bloodsuckers and sunken-eyed, greasy-haired, heavy-metal headbanger-styled (werewolves).
09/18/03
Characters -- Vampire and Lycan alike -- pose, strut and try to look menacing, but they’re as scary as a congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses.
09/19/03
A well-conceived, powerful movie, over the top for all the right reasons.
09/19/03
Somewhere out there, Dracula is turning over in his grave.
09/19/03
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Beckinsale Returning for Underworld 4? 
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January 21, 2009:
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July 28, 2008:
New Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Stills Released
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