Kate Beckinsale moonlighting in a non-Underworld blockbuster and Hugh Jackman taking time off from playing Wolverine – casting-wise the film certainly didn’t do anything wrong.
What causes Van Helsing to end up being a pretty mediocre film are the writing and the pacing. Still, the film is not as bad as many reviews might have caused you to believe. […]
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Underworld: Awakening (2012)
The fourth film in the franchise offers a new angle, but misses many opportunities. Neglecting the writing in favour of the action, the team delivers a film that feels at least mildly unsatisfying. […]
Underworld: Evolution (2006)
A sequel that feels more like a tacked-on coda than a film in its own right, Underworld: Evolution suffers from the introduction of new characters and the subsequent retconning. Not necessarily a bad film, but no match for the first one. […]
Underworld (2003)
The first film in the franchise by the same name, Underworld is a very good-looking film placing its interesting characters in a very well-constructed world. This may be popcorn entertainment, but it is good popcorn entertainment. […]
Underworld: Blood Wars (2016)
Blood Wars is the fifth instalment in the Underworld franchise. And I believe that it is reasonably sucessful in revitalising the somewhat struggling franchise. […]