I dare anyone to follow the plot, which manages, like some ill-baked meringue, to be both too light on the surface and too densely clotted underneath.
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01/26/06
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
A monster chiller sequel that is visually spectacular but rather overburdened with story.
01/26/06
There's nothing new under the sun -- or out of it -- as vampire movies go.
01/26/06
For all the scenes of gory mayhem, you'll find more suspense watching the Winter Olympics curling event.
01/26/06
True to its title, Underworld: Evolution represents a modest learning curve for director Len Wiseman, who advances from the inept awfulness of his first vampire-versus-werewolf idiocy to the determined mediocrity of this incomprehensible follow-up.
01/26/06
With Underworld and its sequel Underworld: Evolution, Len Wiseman proves that he's more than capable of giving Uwe Boll a run for his money for the title of World's Worst Living Genre Filmmaker.
01/26/06
The whole thing unfolds like a video game, and would probably be more fun to play than to watch, though the proceedings are reasonably entertaining
01/26/06
As always, Beckinsale remains a beautiful void --one with all the right curves and not a glimmer of personality... a pretty, porcelain nothing.
01/25/06
Mind numbingly boring. I'm still awaiting the return of werewolves in trousers -- like Lon Chaney Jr. and Henry Hull.
01/25/06
... the series never expands on the promise of its one innovation.
01/25/06
There's no guiding power at work here; it's Evolution without a shred of intelligent design.
01/25/06
What's Kate Beckinsale doing in a movie like this? Oh yeah, her husband directed it
01/25/06
True to its serial roots, this equally silly but undeniably entertaining sequel to Underworld (2003) picks up right where its high-grossing predecessor left off and offers more of the same ...
01/24/06
... despite an admirable attempt to test the boundaries of the genre, the continuing saga about the war between the vampires and the werewolves is humorless, too confusing and not particularly fun to watch.
01/24/06
Underworld: Evolution is representative of the 'modern' vampire movie -- loud, violent, and raucous.
01/24/06
Derivative in the extreme, this labored snore of a supernatural-action film is a needlessly convoluted pastiche of tired elements from both The Matrix and Blade trilogies.
01/24/06
... this Underworld sequel has only piled on the things that made its predecessor annoying: Heavy-handed backstory and aimless, affectless mayhem.
01/24/06
As far as gratuitous follow-ups go, it is neither evolution nor devolution. A more appropriate title is Underworld: Stagnation.
01/24/06
With leads who strain to manage one facial expression between them, and a cinematographer shooting everything through the same steel-blue filter, Underworld: Evolution is a monotonous barrage of computer-generated fur and fangs.
01/24/06
Top CriticDirector Len Wiseman, formerly of the music-video world, is still stuck on music-video logic: Throw in awesome-looking stuff, throw in more awesome-looking stuff, don't worry so much about connecting anything.
01/24/06
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:
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August 03, 2007:
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