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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (Underworld 3)

2009

Patrick Tatopoulos

Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly ...

5.6

14,318

Fantasy. Action. Horror An origins story centered on the centuries-old feud between the the race of aristocratic vampires known as Death Dealers, and their onetime slaves, the Lycans. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans delves into the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves). A young Lycan, Lucian, emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Manohla Dargis The New York Times	"Although the presence of Mr. Sheen [Lucian] (...) is initially distracting, it soon becomes the movie’s greatest asset (...) in a formulaic entertainment like this"	NEU
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"The performances are forceful enough to keep things interesting even when no one is sprouting fangs or drinking blood."	POS
United States	Richard Corliss Time	"The enterprise is sluggish when it's not grinding toward the preposterous."	NEG
United States	Glenn Whipp Los Angeles Times	"Grimly competent."	NEU
United States	Tasha Robinson AV Club	"Clumsy, ephemeral, and wholly unnecessary."	NEG
United Kingdom	Kim Newman Empire	"A needless threequel. Note to director: avoid 'rise of the' titles"	NEG
United States	Michael Rechtshaffen The Hollywood Reporter	"Thanks to sturdy performances by holdovers Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy as well as tidy, unfussy direction by first-timer Patrick Tatopoulos (...) [it] should be to the fan base's lycan."	POS
United States	Clark Collis Entertainment Weekly	"Sheen and Nighy do their best with the material, but this is easily the worst 'Underworld' so far"	NEU
United States	Cliff Doerksen Chicago Reader	"The movie is humorless and monotonous, but watching the talented Sheen (...) give his all to such throwaway material is weirdly diverting."	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The highlight of this fantasy/horror hybrid is watching a pair of the best British character actors --- Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen -- shed their thespian respectability and unleash their inner beasts."	POS

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