... a movie that beats you over the head until you -- along with all the fanged and furry beasts of the future -- are senseless.
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01/24/06
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
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
... while Evolution has an interesting enough setup, the payoff is underwhelming, unevolved and far from otherworldly.
01/24/06
The script ... isn't particularly interesting ...
01/24/06
A slightly better movie than its predecessor, but honestly, that's not saying much.
01/23/06
works as a mindless exercise in popcorn filmmaking, but fails in every attempt to be something more than just a quickie sequel.
01/23/06
'I did all my own stunts,' said Kate, by which she primarily meant the one called 'acting.'
01/23/06
It's nice to watch a femme-driven action piece that doesn't completely suck (except in ways it should)
01/23/06
Time was when I looked forward to, well, sinking my teeth into a good scary vampire film.
01/22/06
Evolution? Not quite.
01/22/06
If you enjoyed the first, you'll find things to enjoy about this one.
01/22/06
[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
You get the sense that second time director Len Wiseman has no idea what it was that audiences liked so much about his original movie in the first place.
01/21/06
There are absolutely no werewolf chicks to hang out with. The vampires have all the ladies, who leap around in tight leather and often partake in wild orgies in dark catacombs.
01/21/06
This is one sequel that has devolved into the realm of the boring instead of evolving into something great.
01/21/06
An incoherent mess covered in sticky, goopy blood without one interesting action scene or fresh stunt.
01/20/06
There's a reason why Kate is front and center on the poster... and no other reason whatsoever to spend money on the movie it's promoting.
01/20/06
Pic should please a fan base that has grown during original's international theatrical and homevid roll-out.
01/20/06
Top CriticWhile a slight improvement over its beautifully gothic, hopelessly empty predecessor, Underworld: Evolution retains many of that picture's problems.
01/20/06
... there's little wit or genuine suspense to elevate the proceedings above the level of a cheesy comic book.
01/20/06
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