why don't the Wachowski Brothers get a credit?

Rating: Null/10 (20 February 2004)

**SPOILER**
. . because, lets face it, this film would have looked completely different without The Matrix. That's not necessarily a bad thing though. Underworld looks fantastic, dark, moody and brooding, and the actual plots are imaginative and coherent. Unfortunately, there are so many different explanations going on, that it is very easy to lose track of what's happening - I got hopelessly lost during several key plot exposition scenes and had to jump the disc back to try and figure out what was going on. Although I did really enjoy this film, it was also disappointing because it could have been sooo much better. Kate Beckinsale looks great in patent leather and motorcycle boots, but her attempt at dispassionate vampire killer just made her look as if she was going through the motions. And don't even ask about the male love interest. The only halfway decent performance came from Lucien, the leader of the Lycans. And what was the deal he made with Craven anyway? They didn't even attempt to tidy that one away.
To summarise then, don't expect too much, and listen carefully to the atrocious accents and you should pick up enough about what's going on to enjoy the film.