Worthless.

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2003)

This has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It was painfull watching this movie. I am a big fan of Vampire movies and I was excited to see this one but I must say I was horribly disappointed. The trailer was cool but that was about it.
Writing: Atrocious. The dialogue for Underworld was hokey and contrived. It felt wooden and did not inspire any emotion. It tried too hard to be "cool" and failed miserably. This was not cutting edge this was cutting room floor. The Vampires were retarded parodies of what has become the stereotypical foppish Anne Rice, "look at me I'm so cool" vampires. The Werewolves were even worse. The werewolves were written to be like a oncoming tide of lame creatures for the main characters to kill. Not once was I afraid of them.
Directing: Other than a few well composed shots this movie lacked a style of it's own. Okay tight vinyl...seen it. Okay slow-mo action shots...been there. Okay Gothic sensibilty and ambiance...can't mix it with the slow-mo and over priced effects. This movie lacked "The Crows" grittyness and didn't perform like "The Matrix" in the action department. This director obviously knows a bit about artistic sets and shot composition but he has a lot to learn about script and actors. Which brings me to my next and biggest bone to pick...
Acting: Kraven...wow man...terrible. I haven't seen this "silly" a vampire since Leslie Nielson played Dracula in his spoof. Viktor, just cough it up already I'm laughing every time you try to battle your condition. Grevioux sounds like a muppet, which is sad because I thought he looked very intimidating. The werewolves are like over-actors and the vampires are like over-actors and everyone else is like...you guessed it...an over actor. Ever heard the phrase "Chrewing the furniture". The only two people who were semi-watchable were Beckinsale and Speedman...but even they had the crappy script as material.
Overall: 3/10. Don't pay to see this in the theater but if you are bored and want a good laugh rent it on video.