Great action... but too much missing

Rating: 6/10 (2 May 2012)

The absolute roller-coaster that this film was is indeed its main positive, however, many a fan will likely be disappointed since Michael doesn't feature (for the most part) and there's very little internal struggle for the leading characters, which is what made the original so darn excellent.
Then again, I like full-on, in your face action, so won't complain (especially with the sour taste of recent vampire love stories still in my mouth).
The Lycans are back (although the beginning would have us believe differently - don't worry, this isn't a spoiler) but this time, they're apparently not the main enemy of Selene... nor is it her fellow vampire.
The opening ten minutes of this film sparked a genuine interest of the series going in a new - and welcome - direction, and between the thick fog of gunfire, I could've sworn that the producers were going for a more thriller route, but as the action REALLY kicks in, I was so glad that they didn't.
I won't ruin the incredibly thin plot with an outline of it, and it's probably best to see this kind of on-the-fly action-thriller without much of a clue anyway (hell, it's an Underworld film - isn't that reason enough to watch it?), but minus the END TITLES which always count towards a film's running time, this one was a very disappointing 1 hour 15 minutes (75 mins!!!)... and believe me, despite all the action, it feels like a chunk of the film was neglected too!
Over all, I enjoyed it, but as in my summary, there was a big gaping hole come the ending, and where I couldn't quite pin-point what was missing, I'm sure most will feel that it was somewhat lacking also.