Stylish, too many references

Rating: 7/10 (30 October 2003)

Liked the movie because of its plot (and you also know that another Underworld is coming up). Scenery and customs are stylish, vampires are really convincing to me, especially Nighy is very good. He gives the movie a kind of "reality". But the downside of the movie is the many references to other movies. You can grab them when you see the movie: Matrix (customs, scenery, locations), Lord of the Rings (flashbacks), Hellraiser, The Howling, ... Unique to me are the elderly vampires and how they are conserved...
At moments I loved the suspense, it never bored me, but afterwards I have to lower my vote ratings to 7. Maybe Underworld Two will be somewhat more special. But I'm afraid it will not reach this quality. Overall a good horrormovie, one of the best I've seen in years.