Tired cliché effects hamper good acting and a good story.

Rating: 4/10 (4 September 2012)

Having enjoyed the previous iterations of the Underworld franchise, I was anxiously awaiting this most recent installment. The quality of the cast is strong, the writing is generally substantive, and the story is a compelling one. Where the film failed for me fell right in the lap of the director and the cinematographers. The incessant flashing white lights throughout the movie are a cheap, sloppy vehicle to attempt to create an atmosphere of impending danger and suspense.
Why is it that in a high security facility like Antigen, when a disturbance occurs on one floor of the building, the fluorescent lights all begin to flash on and off everywhere in the building? The use of the flashing lights was so overdone that it ruined the rest of the film for me. I made a concerted effort to block out the flashes, particularly in scenes where there was no plausible reason why the lights would be flashing, but to no avail.
This directorial combo will be one to avoid in future films. Lazy and uninspired; they blew an opportunity to make an exceptional film.