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Tribes of vampires and werewolves battle for supremacy among the undead in this follow-up to the horror hit Underworld. Tracing the bloody history of the ongoing war between the Death Dealers, a gang ... read more read more...of upper-crust vampires, and the Lycans, a pack of scruffy werewolves, Underworld: Evolution finds beautiful Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and hunky Lycan Michael (Scott Speedman) exploring their own pasts as well as those of their comrades in hope of uncovering the secrets of this centuries-old conflict. As Selene and Michael deal with their bloody legacy as well as their forbidden romance, the violence between the Death Dealers and the Lycans escalates in what may be the final face-off between them. Directed by Len Wiseman, who also helmed the first film, Underworld: Evolution also stars Shane Brolly, Bill Nighy, Tony Curran, and Derek Jacobi. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 40 min.

Directed by: Len Wiseman

Release Date: January 20, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006

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  • fb100000145236770
    May 19, 2012
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    "Underworld: Evolution" is just another generic sequel. It picks up right where "Underworld" ends, with Marcus(Tony Curran) awakening. Marcus then begins to hunt Selene(Kate Beckinsale) and her Lycon/Vampire hybrid lover Michael(Scott Speedman). There is some vampire vs werewo... read morelf action, but this is more of a vampire vs vampire movie. More action and gore(some actually very good gore scenes), and less story. There is some secrets revealed about their pasts, and the death of a couple key characters, but overall not an improvement over the first one. Sequels are rarely better, so it's not a big surprise that it comes up short. Still worth a watch if your a fan of the first one or horror movies, just keep expectations in check.
  • May 14, 2012
    three stars
  • April 30, 2012
    04/08/2011 (ONLINE)

    Super cool! Not many sequels can compliment their original films but this for me certainly did. Awesome stuff, vampires, werewolves and Michael the coolest hybrid.

    The action is there, the artistry looks fantastic the whole film is my kind of flick ... read morein this genre. Cool actors and a awesome lead actress to bring this story to life and giving me an exiting 2 hour break from reality.

    Watching this again has me swinging for the 4th installment and I cannot wait till I drench myself in another tale from the "Underworld".
  • April 2, 2012
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    Underworld: Evolution in my opinion is the best entry to the hugely succesful vampire vs lycan series. This first sequel has more of a plot than the original and the loud, fast paced, thrilling action se... read morequences are still there to entertain. I was worried that Evolution was just going to be the first film done all over again but there's a good result of improvement in terms of plot, characterisation and even action sequences. Anyway, you still gotta love Kate Beckinsale in the most suited role she's ever played. This is a decent blockbuster that's faithful to the genre it's aiming to belong to.
  • June 21, 2011
    A very horrible movie, they focus so much on action, that they fail at everything else. I believe now that they just make up crap as they go along.
  • May 31, 2011
    Underworld Evolution does a really great thing that not too many sequels do, it just picks up right where the first one left off. We see the repercussions of everything that happened and get to see a lot of new characters and are introduced to knew background as a result. In many... read more ways, this is superior to the first movie in that it just has such a great sense of pacing and timing. Every scene has its purpose and all of the throw-away set pieces just sort've vanish. Kate Beckinsale's Seline is even more cool this time around and seems to be doing more and more outlandish stunts and gunplay. We also get to see a little bit more of Michael and why he's such an important element to the overall story. However, it's the vengeful Marcus who becomes the main focus of the plot. His unwillingness to stop and destroy any chance of happiness is like watching a tanker truck plow into a barn; it's going to get through one way or another. Now for this sequel, there was a conscious effort to make it part of what I assume will be a three act story eventually. The end of this movie ends with one great finale and the promise of something much bigger in the future. This is a great series and one that most people seem to enjoy for the right reasons. It's a movie that doesn't talk down to its audience, but creates logical situations and plot devices. This sequel had an even better looking design and made you feel as if you were right in the action.
  • March 14, 2011
    Evolution is the second film in the Underworld series and is definitely a better film all around compared to the first film. The plot in this film is very exciting and constantly developing. The effects in this movie are improved dramatically from the first film which really help... read mores keep the many action scenes from loosing any of their intensity. I really liked how the story picks up right where the first film left off and hopefully in the next Underworld film (apart from rise of the lycans) they will also continue the story.
  • March 6, 2011
    High production values,good writing,and an excellent cast work to make this worthy series a worthwhile addition to any everyman's home library.
  • February 13, 2011
    It starts off kind of slow...but it gets better towards the second half. Not as good as the first one. But still okay. A little darker lightning than the first...I don't approve that.
  • February 8, 2011
    Carrying on directly from the first film, Beckinsale and Speedman are on the run from the first vampire, a virtually unkillable uber-vamp who wants to unleash his twin brother and uber-wolf on the world. Let's face it, the plot to this film is all a bit irrelevant really. It's al... read morel about flashy visuals and non-stop action to the point it resembles an albeit super-cool videogame. There's so much eye candy it made my teeth hurt (not the least of which is Ms Beckinsale herself of course) and the action is pretty much non-stop to the point where characters were introduced and immediately killed off again once they'd served their purpose. But I did like it's unpretentious, no-nonsense approach that lacked the self absorbed pomposity that ruined the first film and the action is far more entertaining and less overly stylised. It is of course just another Matrix rip-off but I actually enjoyed it rather more than I did Reloaded, as well as the original Underworld for that matter. OK if you're in the mood for some mindless action but it's still not as good as Blade or Blade 2. It's a lot better than Blade Trinity though...

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Stephanie Zacharek
October 7, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The plot is so convoluted that missing even five minutes at a stretch won't make any difference in your comprehension of the story. Full Review

David Hiltbrand
January 26, 2006
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer

A monster chiller sequel that is visually spectacular but rather overburdened with story.

Roger Moore
January 26, 2006
Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel

There's nothing new under the sun -- or out of it -- as vampire movies go. Full Review

Gregory Kirschling
January 25, 2006
Gregory Kirschling, Entertainment Weekly

... the series never expands on the promise of its one innovation. Full Review

Ben Kenigsberg
January 25, 2006
Ben Kenigsberg, Village Voice

There's no guiding power at work here; it's Evolution without a shred of intelligent design. Full Review

Peter Hartlaub
January 24, 2006
Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle

... despite an admirable attempt to test the boundaries of the genre, the continuing saga about the war between the vampires and the werewolves is humorless, too confusing and not particularly fun to ... Full Review

James Berardinelli
January 24, 2006
James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Underworld: Evolution is representative of the 'modern' vampire movie -- loud, violent, and raucous. Full Review

Gene Seymour
January 24, 2006
Gene Seymour, Newsday

... this Underworld sequel has only piled on the things that made its predecessor annoying: Heavy-handed backstory and aimless, affectless mayhem. Full Review

Lisa Rose
January 24, 2006
Lisa Rose, Newark Star-Ledger

As far as gratuitous follow-ups go, it is neither evolution nor devolution. A more appropriate title is Underworld: Stagnation. Full Review

Jeannette Catsoulis
January 24, 2006
Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times

With leads who strain to manage one facial expression between them, and a cinematographer shooting everything through the same steel-blue filter, Underworld: Evolution is a monotonous barrage of compu...

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    • Kraven: Please. I can assist you.
    • Marcus: Oh, you already have.
    • Marcus: Why would I listen to your lies, when the journey to the truth is so much sweeter?
    • Marcus: You know well the consequences if your murder me. Or William.
    • Viktor: If you so much as speak his name again you will have chosen that future for him.
    • Selene: Oh, well then perhaps I'm mistaken and there's no use for you at all.
    • Kraven: Marcus?
    • Marcus: The blood memories of this wretched creature have shown me that your treachery knows no bounds.
    • Kraven: My lord, I can explain...
    • Marcus: Why would I listen to your lies when the journey to the truth is so much sweeter?
    • Selene: What will I become?
    • Corvinus Alexander: The future.

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