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Scott Speedman

Michael Sheen

Shane Brolly

Bill Nighy

Erwin Leder

Sophia Myles

Robbie Gee

Wentworth Miller

Kevin Grevioux

Zita Görög

Scott McElroy

Richard Cetrone

Mike Mukatis

Dennis J. Kozeluh

Todd Schneider

Sándor Bolla

Hank Amos

Zsuzsa Barsi

Andreas Patton

Danny McBride

Jázmin Dammak

Judit Kuchta

Vanessa Nagy

Atilla Pinke

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Sándor Boros

János Oláh

Brian Steele

Kurt Carley

Zoltan Papp

Len Wiseman

Tom Rosenberg

Gary Lucchesi

Richard S. Wright

Skip Williamson

Henry Winterstern

Terry McKay

James McQuaide

Robert Bernacchi

Tony Pierce-Roberts

Bruton Jones

Martin Hunter

Wendy Partridge

Paul Haslinger

Claude Letessier

Patrick Tatopoulos

Deborah Aquila

Celestia Fox

Mark Egerton

Csaba Stork

Malcolm Stone

Augusto Grassi

Tricia Wood

Robert James Ashe

Christopher Warren

Collin Grant

Kevin Phipps

Gergö Balika

Sam Greenmun

Gyula Herjeczki

Adrien Asztalos

Lajos E. Szabó

Gábor Forgács

John Bailie

Stuart Howell

Egon Endrényi

Ralph Flores Jr.

Gabriella Németh

Giovanni Giuliano

Katalin Jakots

Iván Pohárnok

Zoltán Horváth

Justin Ditter

Jon Baker

Csaba Vásári

Zoltán Fohn

Attila Csabai

Jesse D'Angelo

David Heinz

Valerie Delahaye

Alex Matcham

János Czakó

Richard Szabó

Béla Vaszary

Kinga Baranyai

Brad Martin

Ferenc Berecz

Ferenc Béres

Kornél Sipos

Moira Houlihan

Craig Appel

Gábor Kasza

Marcus Alexander

Caroline Sax

Zahida Bacchus

Zoltán Halmágyi

Tommy Finch

Jennifer L. Smith

Clive Miles

Stephen Taylor

Grant Grabowski

György Sánta

Anja Stadelmann

Pál Szûrös

Joanie Diener

Danny Lohner

Pit Kuhlmann

Marcel Spisak

Christof Ebhardt

Nerses Gezalyan

Eric Jennings

Julia Egerton

Nick Allder

Chad Dombrova

Gary E. Beach

Leslie Huntley

Robert Duncan

Nigel Galt

Norbert Zich

Robert L. Benun

Benedikt Just

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Movies like _Underworld_ just don't end up with the calibre of actor that _Underworld_ has under normal circumstances. Somehow, _Underworld_ did though, and yes, it's very much a product of that early '00s industrial inspired age, but it is a solid, solid take on some realistic(ish) aspects of supernatural monster mythos.

_Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite._

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**Overall : Action, horror, monsters, guns, striking practical effects, spectacular creature designs, and a surprisingly proven and fantastic cast led by Kate Beckinsale all get mashed together to create one of the best creature features there is!**

Underworld brings a new twist to the vampire and werewolf genre by pitting them against each other as they vie for control of the criminal underworld ruled by nightmarish creatures. It's hard to believe the budget for this film is relatively small because it doesn't feel limited in any way. The action and fight sequences are superb, with Kate Beckinsale proving herself an unstoppable action heroine for the first time with her prior career consisting of primarily romcoms. The creature design, special effects, sets, cinematography, and even the rest of the cast are all top-notch. Len Wiseman found a way to take a small budget and produce a big-budget genre-blending masterstroke that any action or horror fan is sure to love.

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True, this isn't the most original of concepts and we have oft seen similar styles of treatment of these ancient rivalries, but Kate Beckinsale's lithe and deadly "Selene" and Michael Sheen's menacing "Lucian" are engaging enough in this tale of vampires v werewolves. Scott Speedman provides the eye candy (but very little else) as the hapless human "Michael" whom she rescues only to discover that he might prove a lot more important than  either of them realise, and Bill Nighy is superbly over the top as the recently raised from his slumbers "Viktor" who really did fancy a (very) long lie in. Clad in leather and scurrying from place to place amidst the darkened environments the breadth of the city, the two must avoid capture and find a way to thwart ambitions that will re-enliven the timeless conflict between the two warring species. The combat scenes are heavily choreographed and do repeat themselves quite often and least said about Shane Brolly's weakly portrayed "Kraven" the better, but I did enjoy this.

Underworld (2003) Official Trailer 1 - Kate Beckinsale Movie

Underworld Trailer HD (2003)

Underworld( 2003)

An immortal battle for supremacy.

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Written by Gimly on Sun Jan 20 2019

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