Underworld: Awakening (2012)

Let me start off by saying, I am an absolute die-hard fanboy of the Underworld series (except for Rise of the Lycans, that was terrible). Everything about this series excites me, whether it be Kate Beckinsale in her skin-tight, leather outfit or the never-ending war between the Vampires and Werewolves. Being a fanboy I expected something amazing, I left the cinema with a huge grin on my face.

Selene taking on the Mega-Lycan

Six months after the events of Underworld: Evolution, Selene and Michael are captured by the humans during "The Purge", an eradication of both Vampires and Lycans conducted by the humans. Twelve years after "The Purge", Selene is freed from her cryogenic prison in the lab of biotech company AntiGen. Once awakened, Selene begins searching for Michael, instead she finds her daughter, who has inherited both the Vampire/Lycan abilities from Michael and the Vampire/Corvinus abilities from Selene.

Kate Beckinsale carries the entire movie on her own without any trouble, after a five year absence from the Underworld series you would think Kate might struggle to capture the essence that made her character so captivating, however, she returns with her strongest portrayal of Selene to date. Honorable mentions go to Stephen Rea and Kris Holden-Reid as father/son Lycan duo.

Underworld: Awakening boasts plenty of action and gore along with the added factor of 3D, Awakening has gained points by not overusing the 3D effects, it was mainly used when a bullet would propel through a skull or when a grenade would explode.

Without giving anything else away I would like to say this movie has restored my faith in Vampire movies, a faith that the Twilight saga had almost destroyed. If you love action, gore, vampires, werewolves or you just like staring at a fine woman in skin-tight leather, this movie is for you.

Must see!

9/10