Underworld 3: Rise Of The Lycans

The original Underworld, I felt, was deeply flawed and poorly paced. With the sequel, Evolution, I thought "wow!" as the producers had really stepped up the game and made probably one of the best Werewolf / Vampire movies to date. Unfortunately whilst I note many reviewers are gushing over this prequel, to me it was a step back again (no pun intended). Don't get me wrong, I don't need non-stop action. The film has its moments, but is it scary? Not at all. Is the action epic? No. It is character driven but Rhona Mitra struggles with her role and just isn't interesting enough to carry the story. Bill Nighy is fantastic as always, but the film seems satisfied with delivering less. For a third movie in a series, I think Underworld 3 misjudged its audience. Fans of the first two movies must of course watch it for themselves. Hopefully I am in a minority. If its Werewolves,Vampires and Politics you are into, I guess this is for you! But I agree with some of the other reviews that the… more »

The original Underworld, I felt, was deeply flawed and poorly paced. With the sequel, Evolution, I thought "wow!" as the producers had really stepped up the game and made probably one of the best Werewolf / Vampire movies to date. Unfortunately whilst I note many reviewers are gushing over this prequel, to me it was a step back again (no pun intended). Don't get me wrong, I don't need non-stop action. The film has its moments, but is it scary? Not at all. Is the action epic? No. It is character driven but Rhona Mitra struggles with her role and just isn't interesting enough to carry the story. Bill Nighy is fantastic as always, but the film seems satisfied with delivering less. For a third movie in a series, I think Underworld 3 misjudged its audience. Fans of the first two movies must of course watch it for themselves. Hopefully I am in a minority. If its Werewolves,Vampires and Politics you are into, I guess this is for you! But I agree with some of the other reviews that the producers did try to set out a complex background story and in this respect they should be commended....I just wished the film had been longer, and perhaps more epic as it feels rushed as though they ran out of money and thought, oh well, that'll do....