Pointless

Rating: 4/10 (21 January 2006)

Underworld is, as Bill Nighy once said, one of those movies that has everything in it. At two hours though, the movie is draining to watch and requires multiple viewings to understand the story and the world that is made, essentially, from the ground up by Len Wiseman himself. As a comic book fan, I enjoyed it. As a movie fan, I did not. Most of the movie speaks in riddles, and the curtain opening scene will probably lose many viewers. I really did not enjoy how it played out as a film, but there is something about Underworld that helped me watch it from beginning to end.
A six-hundred years war between vampires and werewolves is about to end as the final pieces of a chess game are played between its major players.
I think of this film as a pure urban movie. There are many guns, many players, much grit in its choreography. Stylistically, the film is perfect. It's perfect camp and once you piece together the story, it is an enjoyable film altogether. The film stays true to the whole myth of vampires and the Lycans, as the werewolves are called, are exceptionally put together. If you plan on watching the sequel, I recommend the original as a must first.