Review – Underworld

Vampires vs. werewolves. Aristocracy vs. proletariat. Goths vs. metal heads. Could they have built a couple more simple-minded, plot-churning dichotomies in here someplace? The action sequences aren’t too shabby, though many of them have an unpleasant Matrix-ish under-taste. On the other hand, the characters follow the worst vampire comic book traditions, and because I come into this from the werewolf camp I guess I could have done without the goth clichés, neurotic vampire whining and uninteresting machinations. And the logic falls massively apart in a couple of spots, with the story clearly catering to the need for gore and flying fists of kung fu death rather than a coherent plot. I guess I’ve seen worse, but I’ve seen better too. Mildly amusing