Disappointing

Rating: Null/10 (21 July 2004)

I watched this movie a while ago, and I must say that I was quite disappointed. The concept was interesting, and some of the action was pretty neat- and Kate Beckinsdale is so beautiful it hurts- but the rest was really rather bad.
The transformation from human to werewolf was god-awful- transformations from humans to other species (if that's even the proper word) were done much better in the 1982 version of The Thing. They were much more convincing, and although they look poor as compared to what is possible today, they're still far superior to the human-werewolf transition here.
The action was tolerable, and well-done in most places, but the plot seemed underdeveloped. The blue color that dominated the movie was frustrating- I know that they were attempting some type of "gothic" or "underworld-ish" feeling, but it didn't come across too well.
A valiant effort with more than a few good points, but a disappointment overall. 4/10.