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Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Name: Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Director: Patrick Tatopoulos
Genre: Fantasy, Action, Thriller
Released: 2009-01-22
Duration: 92 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh

2009 · 1h 32m · Fantasy, Action, Thriller

IMDb 6.5 Metacritic 44 RT 30%

Skip it unless you're a hardcore Underworld completist. This prequel delivers the expected CGI-heavy vampire-vs-werewolf battles, but it's a generic origin story that doesn't justify revisiting this franchise tonight—there are fresher action-fantasy options out there.

Plot

A prequel to the first two Underworld films, this fantasy explains the origins of the feud between the Vampires and the Lycans. Aided by his secret love, Sonja, courageous Lucian leads the Lycans in battle against brutal Vampire king Viktor. Determined to break the king's enslavement of his people, Lucian faces off against the Death Dealer army in a bid for Lycan independence.

Director: Patrick Tatopoulos

Cast: Rhona Mitra, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Shane Brolly, Steven Mackintosh

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