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Underworld: Awakening

Kate Beckinsale

Sandrine Holt

Theo James

Michael Ealy

India Eisley

Stephen Rea

Charles Dance

Directed by    

Måns Mårlind

Björn Stein

Screenplay by Len Wiseman

John Hlavin

J. Michael Straczynski

Allison Burnett

88 minutes

Set 12 years after the events in Underworld: Evolutions, humans have jumped into the battle; the cover the vampires wanted to keep about themselves and their war with the lycans (werewolves) now blown. Humans have even managed to capture the top “death dealer” Selene (Beckinsale) whom is now cryogenicly frozen. The humans have almost decimated both the lycan and vampire clans. They now hide in small covens while the lycans have retreated deep underground.

At the military facility (?), Selene is now referred to as Subject 1. Subject 2, manages to free her and immediately take off leaving Selene dazed, hungry, and pissed off trying to find her former love; the hybrid Michael (Scott Speedman). She lays waste to all in her path with getting psychic “flashes” from who she presumes to be Michael. The two shared a psychic bond when Selene saved him from death in the first movie.

An evil doctor (every genre flick needs one); Jacob Lane (Stephen Rea) is fit to be tied at his two prized subjects escape. They both hold the key to the cure for his son, Quint. But it’s not really a cure (cue evil laughter). While Selene is tracking Michael, she runs into fellow vampire David and they both catch up to Subject 2. Selene is bummed because instead of finding her man huddled in a cold damp corner, she finds a little girl. This is Selene’s and Michael’s daughter, aptly named Eve.

They go to David’s coven where it isn’t long before the lycans show up with an uber super duper lycan. The Super Duper lycan gives Selene a fresh from the oven whoop ass pie. Selene comes to, and the super lycan was nice enough to leave the left over whoop ass pie in a doggie bag. She revives David (still full from his helping of the pie) and finds Eve and they all take off. Since Selene can go about in the daylight, she enlists the help of human detective Sebastian….

Why am I telling the whole story…?

The movie was too rushed and left too many questions open for me. The fight scenes were great but that can’t carry an entire movie. Put some meat on the bone! Also, I found myself losing interest in the character(s). Usually a script that has multiple writers is a bad sign. This was churned out for a quick buck, which it got. Unfortunately those bucks included my $11.50. I liked Underworld 1 & 2; but can live without 3 & 4.

Final Verdict: Not feelin’ it