LOVED LOVED LOVED this movie

Rating: Null/10 (10 November 2003)

AND .. Nelly Furtado is NOT in this movie .. Amelia is played by an Hungarian model .. people .. read the credits
AND .. it's written lycan not lichen .. lichen is a sea creature ..

Anywho .... this movie is stylish and brilliant and in no way .. was it a ripoff of either Blade or The Matrix ..
Kate Beckinsale is perfect as the emotionless Selene, head of the Vampiric death dealers .. whom for nearly 1,000 years have been at war with the LYCANS .. in a squabble that we learn later in the movie has been waged over a personal matter .. neither involving the main characters .. but all war must have a genesis ..
BUT .. to make it all the move confusing .. the screen writers have thrown in some quip about the main hero .. Michael .. bearing both the blood of Vampyre and Lycan and the main lupine .. Lucian .. seems to think that his blood will end this war .. and give them supremecy over the Vampyres once and for all ..
They never really follow up this storyline with any train of thought ... or reasonable explanation ..
The transmutations from man to Lycan is brilliant and breathtaking to see .. I didn't notice any CGI at all .. the Vampyres .. except for the odd blue eyed change .. don't really do much except fly backwards over their opponents and shoot a lot of bullets ..
I love the idea of capturing daylight in bullet form ..

I am hoping that they can make the sequel .. just as heartpounding .. and fast paced as this one ..
Definitely 10/10 for this one .. I can hardly wait for the DVD to come on sale ..
People .. if you only see one movie this year .. make it Underworld