Review of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) by Jim C — 20 Jun 2011
Underworld Rise of the Lycans was a decent film and in my opinion the best in the series. It is a prequel to the original and was in my opinion the most interesting. Michael Sheen play Lucian, the first Lycan who disobeys his adoptive vampire father Viktor (Bill Nighy) and goes and saves Viktors daughter Sonja (Rhona Mitra), which Lucian is in a relationship with.
After that, its the Lycan slaves against Viktors vampire army. The werewolf effects were very poor, it was very cheap looking, unlike the other Underworlds. I enjoyed the acting in this version, Micheal Sheen, Rhona Mitra, and Bill Nighy are very good and dramatic.
The plot was actually interesting, even if many parts were very slow. The movie had no guns as it did before, instead in this version we have medieval weapons and crossbows, which are just as bloody, but there is more story in this movie than action, and for me, that was a little sad.
Underworld Rise of the Lycans was the best in the series, even with many flaws.
This review of Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) was written by Jim C on 20 Jun 2011.
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans has generally received positive reviews.
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