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Underworld: Awakening

Underworld: Awakening (Underworld 4: New Dawn)

2012

Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein

Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James ...

5.1

10,228

Action. Fantasy. Horror When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrioress Selene leads the battle against humankind.

	Author	Review
United States	Frank Scheck The Hollywood Reporter	"More aggressively violent and thankfully less mythology-driven than previous installments, Underworld: Awakening is strictly for the converted"	NEU
United States	Joe Neumaier New York Daily News	“'U:A' is merely a would-be videogame adventure on the big screen, with 3-D added to boost ticket prices and make the murky, dark scenes seem even more muddy (...) Rating: 0 (out of five)"	NEG
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"Not quite in the class of the first film, 'Underworld 4' is still the most enlightened girl-power film of the week"	POS
United States	Bilge Ebiri Vulture	"Anyway, 'Children of Men' this ain't, though the inert directing of Len Wiseman has thankfully been replaced by Mans Marlind and Bjorn Stein, who seem to have a lot more verve"	NEU
United States	Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times	"A brisk creature-feature that ditches the series' dreary mythology in favor of a more direct, action-oriented approach"	POS
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"Not a complete disaster, but also not the vampire / werewolf mash we've always wanted (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU
United States	Philadelphia Inquirer	"There's not much to this movie beyond a slick procession of dark, gleaming violence. But Selene lovers would pay good 3D money to see her fight a parking ticket."	NEU
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"Once again, Beckinsale brings an impressive physicality and subzero cool to her portrayal of Selene"	POS
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"Watching the film is strangely like looking at the same three still frames of supernatural battles over and over for 90 minutes."	NEG

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