Very Enjoyable

Rating: 7/10 (4 July 2008)

Sexy Kate Beckinsale is a vampire, perched on a window high up. She tells us about the centuries old war between them and the Lycans (werewolves). What starts from there, is a thoroughly enjoyable dark, mythical, action-adventure film, till the very end.
There is a sufficiently engaging plot. The writers have kept it simple. The vampires, in their story, do not possess any powers that gives then any edge over their rivals. That makes the fight and the struggle almost human. The action sequences are choreographed well. They look stylish and thrilling.
We are given doses of history and flashbacks, intelligently cut not to drag on and ensuring that the story stays in present.
Underworld is not an edge-of-the-seat film but definitely a very neat thriller. Very enjoyable !