I can’t even begin to divulge the storyline because it’s mostly unfathomable.
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06/24/06
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
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Reviews Counted:98
Fresh:16
Rotten:82
Average Rating:3.8/10
Consensus: A visual and aural assault on the senses, this vampire-werewolf sequel makes a lot of noise and features a heavy-handed, overly convoluted story.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
Synopsis: Bloodthirsty vengeance is measured out in buckets, not spoonfuls for this hard-hitting vampire movie sequel. The story picks up right where the first UNDERWORLD left off, in the midst of a war... [More]
Starring: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi
Director: Len Wiseman
Reviews for Underworld: Evolution
Top CriticEvolution's action sequences are as horribly bungled as its plot, resulting in a string of repetitive confrontations that feel toothless even by the last movie’s standards.
04/01/06
Top Critic[Underworld: Evolution is] silly and ... not as good as the first film but at least it has plenty of action in it to keep the Friday night crowd happy.
02/11/06
So dedicated to its ludicrously convoluted plot that it takes half an hour to explain what the hell is going on.
02/11/06
Top CriticThe murkily atmospheric sets resemble the ruins and prisons of Piranesi.
02/11/06
Cool, maybe. But it's also utterly stupid
01/25/06
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01/15/08
... while Evolution has an interesting enough setup, the payoff is underwhelming, unevolved and far from otherworldly.
01/24/06
[nothing] can help a film that has blithely discarded a coherent plot or any sort of logic, internal, external, or even whimsical.
01/21/06
Comes off as a slight improvement over the original, if only because the stake lodged up its hindquarters seems to measure a few millimeters smaller.
01/20/06
There's no guiding power at work here; it's Evolution without a shred of intelligent design.
01/25/06
'Evolution' is certainly a bad film, but at least it revels in its badness with a sly smile.
01/19/06
This is one of the more maddening franchises going right now, because so much potential is being wasted by director Len Wiseman, who can’t seem to get the formula right.
08/07/08
Murky, uneven, and filled with an extravagant, needless backstory that would make Tolkien double take, Evolution fails to live up to the promise the original film made.
01/20/06
This is one sequel that has devolved into the realm of the boring instead of evolving into something great.
01/21/06
Evolution? Not quite.
01/22/06
As with Underworld: Evolution's 2003 predecessor, you leave the theatre feeling as if the filmmakers are still back there, with PowerPoint flow charts, explaining the flashback-intensive plotline ...
01/24/06
Not much has changed since you last saw the Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale).
01/27/06
Somehow manages to be both louder and dumber than the original.
01/19/06
So this is what eternal damnation feels like.
01/20/06
Latest News for Underworld: Evolution
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...
October 26, 2007:
Underworld Prequel to Trace Rise of the Lycans
Last year's Underworld: Evolution was given an old-fashioned reaming by critics when it reached theaters -- but between box office and rental receipts, it's grossed over $100... More...
August 03, 2007:
Beckinsale On Catwoman, Wonder Woman, And Her Bond Girl Offer
One of the highlights of the super-long Whiteout panel at Comic-Con came when Kate Beckinsale popped in, fashionably late, and addressed a handful of roles she's been rumored to... More...
August 03, 2007:
Gears of War, Escape from New York No Longer Director-less?
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