Underworld: Evolution
Screen Gems | Release Date: January 20, 2006 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
9
Negative:
9
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42
The A.V. ClubTasha Robinson
There's a ton of backstory behind Underworld: Evolution, which gets slightly denser and rowdier than its predecessor, but it's ultimately all in the service of a nigh-endless series of numbing, mechanical battles in which snarling protagonists and CGI monsters shoot, claw, and bloodily eviscerate each other. In other words, it's "Underworld," but more of it. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterFrank Scheck
Unfortunately, there's little wit or genuine suspense to elevate the proceedings above the level of a cheesy comic book. Read full review
40
SalonStephanie Zacharek
The plot is so convoluted that missing even five minutes at a stretch won't make any difference in your comprehension of the story. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
They're still fighting in this sequel. But this is a more visually inspired, muscularly made movie than its predecessor. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Designed with Underworld fans in mind. Others need not apply. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesStephen Farber
Wiseman, a former art director and music video director, has a definite sense of style and pace, and the creature transformations are eye-popping. In addition, the cast raises the movie above the level of routine genre schlock. Read full review
50
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
I especially like how, when Beckinsale's half-wolf, half-vampire friend Scott Speedman moves in for a kiss, you can hear the black leather of her dominatrix getup crinkle and crackle on the soundtrack like an old saddle. Sizzlin'! Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's not quite quick enough to be anywhere near as gloomily engaging as the cast's original outing. Read full review
50
Chicago ReaderJ.R. Jones
Writer-director Len Wiseman, now the star's husband, wisely moves this sequel to the countryside and wastes less time dispensing the same grog of grisly CGI combat and mythical mumbo jumbo. Read full review
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