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UNDERWORLD AWAKENING Movie Reviews
Story: Action horror story about the vampire warrioress Selene, who is caught in a war between humans and the Vampire and Lycan clans. Cast: Kate Beckinsale, Charles Dance, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein Opened: January 20, 2012 On DVD: May 8, 2012 From: Screen Gems Rating: R Length: 1 hr. 28 min.
Out On DVD
MAY 8, 2012
Underworld Awakening, Fair Reviews, Mixed
Updated: Wed, Apr 4 2012, 11:44pm
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Underworld Awakening played to fair reviews. Reviews were mixed. • MaryAnn Johanson wrote for Flick Filosopher, "Kate Beckinsale runs around a dank, rainy, gothy, first-person-shooter generic urban landscape -- in slo-mo! -- in skintight leather! or some sort of pleatheresque rubber at least! And the blood and brainmatter splatters out at you in 3D! How can it all be so silly with its humorless solemnity?"   More Reviews Below...

Underworld Awakening
Positive Reviews
(22 Reviews,  reviews below)
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47.3% 55.7% 35.5% 37.8% 50.0% 50.0% 35.3% 57.4% $62.3M
Averages: 51.8% 54.1% 52.3% 46.9% 45.8% 48.7% 49.9% 54.7%
Reviews & Quotes (22)

BROAD NATIONAL PRESS (2 Reviews)
Richard Corliss, Time: MODERATE
"The film has nothing on its mind except diverting people who want to get out of the house after midnight.... It's stupid-smart." (Read the full review...)
888 words, 01/20/12

Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD (cg)
"Just sit tight till the next action sequence (it won't be long), and get ready to laugh -- with equal parts scorn and fanboy joy -- as Beckinsale strikes another Rodinesque pose under a slo-mo shower of inhuman innards." (Read the full review...)
93 words, 01/27/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (10 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: MODERATE
"The combat quotient, to the movie's credit, is way up, with narrative folderol kept to a minimum. Is another sequel a possibility? Do vampires get thirsty?" (Read the full review...)
427 words, 01/21/12

Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR (cg)
"...dreadful... a would-be videogame adventure on the big screen, with 3-D added to boost ticket prices... Beckinsale bounds around in her ridiculous leather snowsuit..." (Read the full review...)
587 words, 01/21/12

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE
"...either the best movie in the burgeoning 'Underworld' franchise or the worst, depending, I suppose, on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making." (Read the full review...)
484 words, 01/21/12

Roger Moore, Chicago Tribune: POOR (cg)
"Pitiless, puerile, pointless and perfunctory... a humorless movie of chases and epic brawls, of beasties, bites, blades and blood..." (Read the full review...)
475 words, 01/21/12

Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR (cg)
"Not only is it loud, ugly, tedious and humorless, it also asks viewers to root for human slaughter. There's not much fun in that..." (Read the full review...)
297 words, 01/21/12

Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine: MODERATE
"The series has opted to go in a more 'Resident Evil direction': less heavy-handed mythology, more heads exploding." (Read the full review...)
557 words, 01/20/12

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: WEAK (cg)
" 'I'm not good with feelings,' she says, and she's not kidding." (Read the full review...)
605 words, 01/21/12

Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR
"The entire production is single-mindedly, earnestly devoted to serving up feats of BADASS, and it succeeds in this devotion to the exclusion of everything else." (Read the full review...)
206 words, 01/25/12

Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR (cg)
"...incredibly stupid..." (Read the full review...)
303 words, 01/26/12
KEY CITIES (2 Reviews)
David Hiltbrand, Philadelphia Inquirer: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"There's not much to this movie beyond a slick procession of dark, gleaming violence. But Selene lovers would pay good 3D money to see her fight a parking ticket." (Read the full review...)
282 words, 01/21/12

Tom Russo, Boston Globe: MODERATE (cg)
"...a sequel seemingly eager to assert that monster mashes are about B-movie chills not 'Twilight' melodrama. Eager to a fault, ultimately." (Read the full review...)
359 words, 01/23/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: FAIR
"The entire production is single-mindedly, earnestly devoted to serving up feats of BADASS, and it succeeds in this devotion to the exclusion of everything else." (Read the full review...)
206 words, 01/25/12

Mack Rawden, Cinema Blend: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"...isn't a great movie by any measure.... offers well shot graphics and choreographed action that bridge the way to a successful, fast-paced final act." (Read the full review...)
688 words, 01/21/12

Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg)
"...brief but bloody and best enjoyed in zombie mode." (Read the full review...)
150 words, 01/26/12

Tasha Robinson, AV Club: POOR (cg)
"The story, the acting, the action choreography, and the direction all remain unvaried throughout. Watching the film is strangely like looking at the same three still frames of supernatural battles over and over for 90 minutes." (Read the full review...)
471 words, 01/20/12

Alison Willmore, Movieline: WEAK (cg)
"The only interesting aspect to this film, other than its odd dance around its love interest in absentia, are its retro qualities." (Read the full review...)
833 words, 01/20/12

Rob Humanick, Slant: POOR (cg)
"...one longs for the comparatively rich characterizations and cinematography of your average 1990s PlayStation game." (Read the full review...)
471 words, 01/20/12

Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR (cg)
"...incredibly stupid..." (Read the full review...)
303 words, 01/26/12

MaryAnn Johanson, Flick Filosopher: POOR (cg)
"Kate Beckinsale runs around a dank, rainy, gothy, first-person-shooter generic urban landscape -- in slo-mo! -- in skintight leather! or some sort of pleatheresque rubber at least! And the blood and brainmatter splatters out at you in 3D! How can it all be so silly with its humorless solemnity?" (Read the full review...)
762 words, 01/20/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Andy Webster, New York Times: MODERATE
"The combat quotient, to the movie's credit, is way up, with narrative folderol kept to a minimum. Is another sequel a possibility? Do vampires get thirsty?" (Read the full review...)
427 words, 01/21/12

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE
"...either the best movie in the burgeoning 'Underworld' franchise or the worst, depending, I suppose, on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making." (Read the full review...)
484 words, 01/21/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: GOOD
"...helmers Måns Mårling and Björn Stein sustain a suitably rapid-fire pace while noticeably elevating the level of graphic slice-and-dice, run-and-gun mayhem." (Read the full review...)
616 words, 01/20/12

Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK
"Sleep-inducing is a better description for this by-the-numbers sequel.... Beckinsale goes through her energetic paces and an awful lot of wire work with the requisite athleticism and steely facial expressions." (Read the full review...)
452 words, 01/20/12

Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE
"...either the best movie in the burgeoning 'Underworld' franchise or the worst, depending, I suppose, on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making." (Read the full review...)
484 words, 01/21/12

Andy Webster, New York Times: MODERATE
"The combat quotient, to the movie's credit, is way up, with narrative folderol kept to a minimum. Is another sequel a possibility? Do vampires get thirsty?" (Read the full review...)
427 words, 01/21/12
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Review Mixture
22.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews
(Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)

Underworld Awakening's reviews are separated by an average 22.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.

Underworld Awakening
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Coverage, Volume & Length

Coverage: Underworld Awakening's reviews cover 36.6% of potential readers (average is 68.2%). Volume: The film's reviews total 10,212 words in volume (average is 19,979 words). Length: The film's reviews average 464 words in length (the norm is 512 words).

Underworld Awakening
Coverage, Volume & Length
(22 Reviews,  reviews below)
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Opening Day Reviews
Reviews Broke 45.8 Hours After Release (Norm is 0.2 Release)

Underworld Awakening's reviews on average broke 45.8 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 0.2 hours after. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Underworld Awakening's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.

Underworld Awakening
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Updated: Wed, Apr 4 2012, 11:44pm
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