Réalisation:
Len WisemanScénario:
Danny McBridePhotographie:
Simon DugganMusique:
Marco BeltramiActeurs·trices:
Kate Beckinsale, Scott Speedman, Shane Brolly, Tony Curran, Derek Jacobi, Steven Mackintosh, Bill Nighy, Michael Sheen, Sophia Myles, Zita Görög (plus)VOD (2)
Résumés(1)
La lutte millénaire que se livrent Vampires et Lycans est sur le point de connaître un tournant décisif... Pour avoir découvert le secret du massacre de sa famille, Sélène, la redoutable guerrière vampire, est plus que jamais seule et menacée. Ses véritables ennemis ne sont pas forcément ceux qu'elle croyait. Michael, devenu le premier hybride à la fois vampire et lycan, aimerait se joindre à elle, mais il est incapable de contrôler la part lycan qui fait rage en lui. Pour chacun d'eux, il est temps de percer le mystère de leurs origines et de la guerre, mais dans cette quête de vérité, ils devront affronter les plus puissants des adversaires, les plus proches aussi... Plus que jamais, au plus profond des ténèbres, loin du regard des hommes, se joue le sort du monde... (Paramount Pictures FR)
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Critiques (12)
Version moins chère et plus bleue du costume de Van Helsing, elle devient plus prévisible à mesure qu'elle se rapproche du générique de fin. Mais grâce à sa durée plus courte et à l'image formidable de Kate Beckinsale, je me suis moins ennuyé que devant Helsing. ()
Le deuxième volet n’est pas aussi resplendissant que l’original, ce qui se comprend, parce que celui-ci plaçait la barre très haut. Pourtant, il ne déçoit pas et on retrouve tous les bons ingrédients du premier film. ()
Len Wiseman is not a good screenwriter by any stretch of the imagination (I was convinced of this unfortunate fact when I saw the first film) and he is definitely not a good director (which I somehow, strangely accepted last time). Underworld: Evolution amounts to a bunch of awkward dialogues that are supposed to be interludes between the frantic action, which the director used excessively. But according to the motto "too much of everything is bad," Underworld is an overly noisy, flashing, and frenetically edited spectacle that glues together boring dead weight from the plot. For some reason, they strangely cut out the werewolves and the film more or less revolves around strange vampire "politics" that are laughable. The Speedman-Beckinsale duo starts off with a nice sex scene, which is where their pros in the film end. Underworld: Evolution is nothing more than a popcorn movie trying to be something more. It's not enough just to have perfect technical aspects (sound, cinematography, CGI) and dirty-looking sets to add to the film's rawness. It lacks a plot with more sense and maybe a little bit of directorial inventiveness. Perhaps that's why I'm skeptical about the idea of a trilogy. ()
Exactly one star better than the fist one. There is more and better action, better cinematography and effects, less pompous and empty bullshit (but of course there is no lack of it either), only Wiseman's vampire-lykan mythology remains uninteresting and dull. PS: Scott, I can't tell you how much I can relate regarding the erection... ()
Better action, meaningful mythology, and the ever more attractive Kate Beckinsale still aren't enough for at least a solid film. The Underworld series will forever remain an unfinished great idea for me. Evolution, although aiming relatively high, is brought down by the tiresome crucial battle and trivial conclusion. ()
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