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What do you get if you take the darkness of The Crow, the atmosphere of Batman, the style of Blade with a pinch of The Matrix? Not forgetting to add the flavour of the Terminator movies. We get a serious film influenced by all of the above.

The background of Underworld is simple yet exciting. Vampires and werewolves (Lycans) in all out war against one another is as intriguing as the Alien Vs Predator mythology.

Kate Beckinsale plays Selene, a Death Dealer, or what we would call an assassin. Her drive in life is to rid the world of the filth vampires call Lycans. She finds however, that the things she once believed and held sacred are about to be crushed and her life is to be changed forever through the choices that she has to make.

Kate Beckinsale does well in an action role that is unfamiliar to her. Michael Sheen (Lucian), Scott Speedman (Michael) and Robbie Gee (Snatch) who plays a type of “Q” character from James Bond do their best to support Kate Beckinsale in a film that would flounder greatly without her.

Underworld will suffer, as it will inevitably be compared to films such as Blade 1 & 2. However, even though Underworld does not have you reaching for the garlic, stakes and silver bullets, it is entertaining and though a little bit predictable, there is enough to keep fans of this particular genre happy.

Leon Nicholson

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