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UNDERWORLD AWAKENINGMovie Reviews
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 EalyDirector:Måns Mårlind, Björn SteinRelease Date:January 20, 2012DVD Release:May 8, 2012From:Screen GemsRating:RLength:1 hr 28 minIn 3D
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! ...How can it all be so silly with its humorless solemnity?" • And Tom Meek wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "...brief but bloody and best enjoyed in zombie mode." More Reviews Below...
Adam Markovitz, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "...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."(See all of Adam Markovitz's reviews...)(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?"(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(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..."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 587 words, 01/21/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...either the best movie in the burgeoning franchise or the worst, depending on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(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..."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(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..."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 297 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."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 206 words, 01/25/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...incredibly stupid... I can't complain that 'Underworld: Evolution' breaks no new ground for the series; there's never been any to break."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(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."(See all of David Hiltbrand's reviews...)(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."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(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."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(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."(See all of Mack Rawden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 688 words, 01/21/12
Tom Meek, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "Beckinsale's thirst for vengeance seems more convincing than in previous episodes.... brief but bloody and best enjoyed in zombie mode."(See all of Tom Meek's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 150 words, 01/26/12
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: POOR(cg) "...unvaried throughout. Watching the film is strangely like looking at the same three still frames of supernatural battles over and over for 90 minutes."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 471 words, 01/20/12
Norman Wilner, Toronto Now: POOR(cg) "...incredibly stupid... I can't complain that 'Underworld: Evolution' breaks no new ground for the series; there's never been any to break."(See all of Norman Wilner's reviews...)(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!... How can it all be so silly with its humorless solemnity?"(See all of MaryAnn Johanson's reviews...)(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?"(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 01/21/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...either the best movie in the burgeoning franchise or the worst, depending on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(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."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 616 words, 01/20/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "Sleep-inducing... Beckinsale goes through her energetic paces and an awful lot of wire work with the requisite athleticism and steely facial expressions."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 452 words, 01/20/12
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...either the best movie in the burgeoning franchise or the worst, depending on how deeply you value the series' previous strained attempts at myth-making."(See all of Glenn Whipp's reviews...)(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?"(See all of Andy Webster's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 427 words, 01/21/12
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 (22 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Underworld Awakening's reviews cover 36.6% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 10,212 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 464 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 45.8 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Underworld Awakening's reviews on average broke 45.8 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. 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 (22 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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