UNDERWORLD
EVOLUTION
With
Kate
Beckinsale,
Scott
Speedman,
Bill
Nighy
Directed
by
Len
Wiseman
The
original
Underworld
was
quite
a
blast
with
rival
vampire
and
werewolf
clans
battling
it
out
across
the
centuries
into
our
modern
era.
While
the
first
movie
is
not
all
that
old,
the
flashbacks
and
explanations
proved
handy
as
I'd
forgotten
most
of
the
more
intricate
details
behind
the
plot.
While
movies
like
The
Matrix
pulled
the
PVC
catsuit
from
the
fetish
dungeon
into
the
mass
market,
it
still
looks
damn
fine,
even
on
a
not-so-buxom,
but
pretty
lass
as
Beckinsale.
Together
with
her
hybrid
boyfriend
(bitten
by
both
vamp
&
wolf
in
the
first
film),
she
has
to
fend
off
those
hunting
her
for
the
killing
of
the
ruling
Bill
Nighy
character,
but
also
run
from
the
original
resurrected
vampire
and
new
force.
The
origin
of
the
vampires
and
werewolves
(or
Lycans)
is
exposed
but
at
times
the
pontificating
explanations
make
you
glaze
over.
Our
heroin
also
get
more
details
on
her
past,
her
father
and
how
she
is
an
inadvertent
key
(or
deterrent)
for
the
coming
of
a
new
evil.
Lots
of
stylized
action
and
cool
sets
(with
over-stylized
lighting)
make
for
a
fun
sequel,
but
one
you
would
not
have
missed
had
it
not
been
made.
Loads
of
blue
contact
lenses
on
display.
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