Possibly worse than Rise...

Rating: 5/10 (28 January 2012)

I'm not sure what the other reviewers who raved about this movie are thinking - I imagine that they work for the studio or have some ulterior motive.
I own approximately 20 movies on DVD - two of them are the original two Underworlds. I can watch them over and over again and not get tired of them. I will not however, even spend $2.99 to rent Awakening.
The movie starts out with a quick recap of the first two movies then introduces the the "plot" of this movie: the humans have found out about they vampires and lycans and are on a mission to destroy them. Since Kate Beckinsale was the only returning cast member, but Michael clearly should be a big part of the sequel, the writers kind of keep him in (with a different actor), but it feels very clumsy and forced.
I saw the 3D version accidentally, and it was in fact a mistake. The 3D effects were virtually non existent; it would have been better in 2D.
Bottom line, this movie has nothing to do with the original movies (except that Kate is in it) and has basically no character development. It is not a good movie. If you are a fan of the original Underworlds, steer clear of this one, it may ruin the others.