Good movie, just don't expect Bram Stoker's Dracula 2000

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2005)

This was an entertaining movie, taking the vampire and werewolf myth on a new path. I liked the idea, and whether or not you like the movie, will definitely have something to do with your liking of the explanation of vampire and werewolf history. There's a beautiful leading lady, it has Matrix costumes, it has an interesting back story, some cool action sequences and even some romance... And this is a vampire movie with even a few twists up its sleeve, and how often does that happen? This movie requires, however, letting go the typical ideas carved in stone by the likes of Bram Stoker's Dracula or Blade, which was itself a kind of reaction against the anti-Christian figure of the vampire (crucifixes do not work etc.). Underworld builds its own vampire/werewolf (or 'lycan' as it is called in the movie) universe and does so in a rather believable manner. I saw that a sequel is underway, so hell yeah, I'm going to watch it as soon as I can...