39 out of 40 people found the following review helpful:

How a popcorn flick should be!

Marco Reece-Heal from Scotland, 5th May, 2006

1. Brain turned to low ... check 2. Kate Beckinsale in tight leather ... check 3. Kate Beckinsale in the buff ... check 4. Copious amounts of vampire and werewolf rending action ... check This film isn't going to win any oscars and the plot isn't winning the Booker but it is a totally enjoyable, action packed romp.

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18 out of 22 people found the following review helpful:

Leave your brain at the door

froggequene from , 23rd January, 2006

I always found the first film rather lacking, it wasn't just that there was too much information missing, it was the fact it was immediately obvious that they were preparing sequel & as I thought at the time, they were saving everything for that. The second film is more action packed & better paced and in common with the first, has a plot with a distinct resemblance swiss cheese but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy it. The film picks up hours after the final confrontation between Victor, Celene, her beau & an assorted cast of Vampires & Lycans - don't worry if you don't remember anything, there's a handy little flashback every now & then to fill you in. The focus moves away from Celene, plunging straight into a different crisis where one of the remaining Vampire Elders, Marcus has been revived. Marcus, without giving too much away is the Daddy of all the Vampires & he has his own ideas about how they should move forward. The film gives more of the back story behind the feud between the Vampires & the Lycans, also more of Celene's past & why her family were slaughtered. All in all, I would have to say that this is pretty much a straight up action flick with Vampires and leave your brain at the door, or the holes in the story will drive you nuts.

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11 out of 13 people found the following review helpful:

If you liked Underworld, you'll enjoy this film

Hoff from West Sussex, 9th February, 2006

Full of action, blood, gore and special effects. Believable characters portrayed by Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman and the supporting cast.
The film skips back to before the first film, to catch up on the new characters. Once you have digested this, it carries on from the end of Underworld, almost seemlessly.
Well worth a watch, in my opinion.

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11 out of 15 people found the following review helpful:

A sequel worth the name

Colin10 from Herts, 10th February, 2006

Whilst not probably as good as the first Underworld, the sequel Evolutions, is certainly a worthy second effort. As in the first film, the seemingly clear plot line relating to the war between Vampires and Lycans gets increasingly blurred, as Selene, Viktor and Marcus all slowly reveal/discover more of their history. Plenty of gore and large helpings of the delightful Ms Beckinsdale in the tightest leather suit in history (all tastefully done of course). What is not to like?

My grave concern is that when Underworld 3 comes out (and I am sure that it will), the quality will continue to meander downhill a la the "Blade" series from which it draws so much inspiration.

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extraordinary

A Customer from Milford Haven, 26th February, 2010

This film had it all, excellent special effects, good horror scenes, yet complemented well with the story, caznnot wait to see the next one in the series

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Don't watch it. Yawn!

HappySomeone from , 19th November, 2009

AARRRRGGGHH! Hated it. I simply couldn't watch it. I saw the first one a while back and whilst not being a classic, or particularly good, it didn't have me running for the door screaming. Unfortunately, this one did. It's all filmed in the dark and ,...oh I can't be bothered. Don't watch it. Go and lick some windows instead. It'll be much more gratifying. Yawn!

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Disappointing Sequel

A Customer from Somerset, 9th November, 2009

Very well made and excellent special effects but the storyline appears to lack the progression of excitement that Underworld has. Worth watching though, perhaps the next will be an improvement on this.

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Underworld - this time without even stolen style. Even worse than its predecessor...

tunnelweb from , 7th November, 2009

As difficult as it is to believe, this sequel meets the challenge to be even worse than its predecessor. Once again, plot is lacking, but this time, no doubt thanks to the larger effects budget, it seems the director has decided to do away with any form of style (no matter how cliched or unoriginal), and the soundtrack is also even less inspired.

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