Excellent piece with plenty of grit

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2008)

Underworld is a highly stylized vampire and werewolf action movie. It sometimes appears on the horror shelf, but it really belongs in the action category. The vampires and werewolves do most of their killing with guns and not their razor sharp teeth. Thought there is a bit of gore, and transformation scenes, it is not scary. Of all of the deaths in the film, only one human is transformed into a creature, the rest are due to the war between the vampires and lycans (werewolves) as they are called in the film.
The movie features excellent action sequences, and a very interesting plot. The writers also did an excellent job of creating characters with depth, history, and an agenda. This film even has a sci-fi subtext which describes the nature of the vampires and werewolves.
One finds oneself drawn into the film quickly while following the lead character's quest to find answers. But as she finds more and more answers, they only lead to more questions.
This is an excellent action movie, with the fun of the vampires and werewolves fighting it out.