Now it seems to closer resemble the 'RESIDENT EVIL' franchise.

Rating: 7/10 (5 May 2012)

'UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING': Three and a Half Stars (Out of Five)
This fourth film in the successful action/horror series finds Kate Beckinsale returning to her most popular role (after sitting the last film, a prequel, out). This installment was directed by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein and written by John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski, Alison Burnett and Len Wiseman (who also produced). Wiseman has co-written all of the 'UNDERWORLD' films, as well as directed the first two, and is married to Beckinsale. This chapter has Beckinsale's character (Selene) pitted against evil humans determined to exterminate all vampires and lycan alike. It's not as good as the previous three films but it's about as good as you can expect coming from a fourth chapter in a vampires vs. werewolves series.
The film takes place 12 years after the second movie, 'UNDERWORLD: EVOLUTION' (which took place third chronologically), when Selene awakens in a laboratory where she has been experimented on for a dozen years by scientists. She also learns that humans have discovered the existence of vampires and lycan. Both species have also nearly been exterminated by the evil human race, who also plot to create a more advanced and super-powerful lycan being. Selene must team with a human detective (Michael Ealy) in order to stop them.
The movie is stylishly directed and action packed. It's almost too fast paced though as the relentless action scenes get a little exhausting. Beckinsale looks beautiful (as always) though and so does the movie (especially in 3D). It's just that it used to be a more involving and intelligent film series and now it seems to closer resemble the 'RESIDENT EVIL' franchise.
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