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With: Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Bill Nighy, Steven Mackintosh, Shane Brolly, Brian Steele, Zita Görög, Scott McElroy, John Mann, Michael Sheen, Sophia Myles, Richard Cetrone, Mike Mukatis
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Written by: Len Wiseman, Danny McBride
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Directed by: Len Wiseman
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MPAA Rating: R for pervasive strong violence and gore, some sexuality/nudity and language
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Running Time: 105
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Date: 01/12/2006
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Underworld: Evolution (2006)
Groan Wolf
By Jeffrey M. Anderson It looks quite a bit better, it moves more clearly and director Len Wiseman (a.k.a. "lucky bastard") has finally figured out how to photograph his wife Kate Beckinsale flatteringly. Overall, Underworld: Evolution is a vast improvement over its predecessor Underworld (2003), even if it generally suffers from the twin evils of stupidity and seriousness. Selene (Beckinsale) and her lover, Michael (Scott Speedman), a werewolf/vampire hybrid, try to keep the bad guys from getting ahold of a key that will free a centuries-old wolf demon. Or something. The story is less confusing here, but still needlessly complicated (exacerbated by a long and pointless prologue). But the best thing of all is that this entry is a good deal shorter! A third entry is expected in 2009, but without Beckinsale or Wiseman. DVD Details: In anticipation of the third film, Sony has released a two-disc, double-feature set. Both discs are the same as previously issued. The sequel has a commentary track, and the original is the "extended" version (134 minutes), with lots of extras.
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