Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Screen Gems | Release Date: January 23, 2009 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
44
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Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
7
Negative:
4
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The New York TimesManohla Dargis
Although the presence of Mr. Sheen is initially distracting, it soon becomes the movie's greatest asset. There is, as it turns out, some benefit to having a real performance even in a formulaic entertainment like this. Read full review
58
Entertainment WeeklyClark Collis
Sheen and Nighy do their best with the material, but this is easily the worst Underworld so far. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Corliss
The enterprise is sluggish when it's not grinding toward the preposterous. Read full review
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
The first film was significantly better and, therefore, is the place to start for anyone with a modicum of interest. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is an also-ran that is likely to be appreciated only by completists. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesGlenn Whipp
Grimly competent. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineJeremy Wheeler
While it may not be "Citizen Canine," Rise of the Lycans tells its tale competently and without the derivative nature of its predecessors. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyJim Ridley
Mincing around like a bored old glam rocker and hissing threats from behind electric neon eyes, Nighy seems to be the only person on set who found a glint of amusement in his part. He fares better than poor Sheen, a scraggly Wolverine who made a more credible vampire-slayer opposite Frank Langella’s Nixon. Read full review
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