Underworld: Awakening
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Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Underworld: Awakening as a hollow entry in the franchise, arguing that the story had been stripped down to nearly nothing in favor of relentless, if polished, action. The split in opinion runs along a single fault line: whether mindless supernatural spectacle is enough of a reason to show up at all.
“if you try and pay attention to the plot you will get a headache”
The Filtered Lens
“although it's about as lasting as dust in the wind, I think it represents what the series should have been right from the start: An escapist supernatural action thriller that gives us license to put our brains on autopilot.”
Chris Pandolfi·Popzara Press
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Horror
Cast & Crew
Måns MårlindDirector
Björn SteinDirector
Kate BeckinsaleSelene
Stephen ReaDr. Jacob Lane
Michael EalyDetective Sebastian
Theo JamesDavid
India EisleyEve
Charles DanceThomas
Sandrine HoltLida
Sanny van HeterenBritish newscaster
Jacob BlairKolb (Officer)
Robert LawrensonWaterfront Cop
Kurt Max RunteLeader of the Troop
Paul HaslingerComposer
Len WisemanWriter
J. Michael StraczynskiWriter
Allison BurnettWriterUnderworld: Awakening
Having escaped years of imprisonment, vampire warrioress Selene finds herself in a changed world where humans have discovered the existence of both Vampire and Lycan clans and are conducting an all-out war to eradicate both immortal species. Now Selene must battle the humans and a frightening new breed of super Lycans to ensure the death dealers' survival.
What critics thought
Critics largely dismissed Underworld: Awakening as a hollow entry in the franchise, arguing that the story had been stripped down to nearly nothing in favor of relentless, if polished, action. The split in opinion runs along a single fault line: whether mindless supernatural spectacle is enough of a reason to show up at all.
“if you try and pay attention to the plot you will get a headache”
The Filtered Lens
“although it's about as lasting as dust in the wind, I think it represents what the series should have been right from the start: An escapist supernatural action thriller that gives us license to put our brains on autopilot.”
Chris Pandolfi·Popzara Press
Parents guide
- Violence
- severe
- Sex
- mild
- Profanity
- mild
- Substances
- none
- Intensity
- moderate
Genres
Fantasy, Action, Horror
Cast & Crew
Måns MårlindDirectorBjörn SteinDirectorKate BeckinsaleSeleneStephen ReaDr. Jacob LaneMichael EalyDetective SebastianTheo JamesDavidIndia EisleyEveCharles DanceThomasSandrine HoltLidaSanny van HeterenBritish newscasterJacob BlairKolb (Officer)Robert LawrensonWaterfront CopKurt Max RunteLeader of the TroopPaul HaslingerComposerLen WisemanWriterJ. Michael StraczynskiWriterAllison BurnettWriterStream
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