Rating of
0.5/4
De-evolotion of Film
Alan @ Transbuddha - wrote on 12/23/08
I dislike movies where as an audience member I spend more thought on the story than the writers, closer attention to the dialogue than the actors, and a keener eye on storytelling than the director. Underworld Evolution is just such a movie.
The movie starts out with a long and complicated backstory about the first vampire and werewolf. If by the time it’s over, if you are still awake, the film then jumps right back into the scene where the first Underworld ended. Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and Michael (Scott Speedman) go on the run from their enemies, and the enemies of their enemies for some reason not explained (explanation isn’t this series strong suit), and find a human who has lived for centuries (because he’s Dick Clark?) and more insanity that will actually make your brain turn into soft serve. But hey, it’s got special effects including Selene’s magical rubber suit that heals itself as she does. This is crap on an epic scale. I know you probably can’t hire good writers to make something like this up, but how about someone who’s going to spend at least 10 minutes to make sure it makes sense?
