wow and for quite a while and i be actually expect to like this movie . i do not recall even know about it upon it release in 2003 and but be aware of it 2006 sequel and underworld represent evolution and while it be play in theatre . i do not bother go to see it and since i hadn not see the original and but plan to eventually watch them both when i get around to it . well and it take a while and but i have finally see this first film of the two and and while i be expect to like it enough to watch the sequel and it certainly do not work out that way . i be very disappointed and and a a result and i saw no point in watch the sequel . a war between vampire and lycans ( werewolf ) have be go on for century and and one of the vampire warrior stick in this war be selene . she be a death dealer and who track down lycans to assassinate . after a battle against a group of lycans in a subway station and it appear that her lycan rival be after a human name michael corvin and and follow human be not something they usually do . unfortunately and selene can not get her concern across to vampire ruler kraven and so she investigate the matter on her own and try to find out what these werewolf want with michael . the reason why this particular human be want by them be a big part of their plot to gain power over the vampire and something they haven not have for hundred of year . also and lucian and the lycan leader who be long think to be dead and have return . i would say the film open with a decent narration from kate beckinsale a selene and but it go from there to a tedious battle sequence ( the subway station one and in this case ) . unfortunately and that certainly isn not the only tedious battle sequence in the entire film . some of the acting be pretty weak a well and such a shane brolly a kraven and and the haunt music or sound hardly ever seem to stop . like i mention above and there really isn not much in the movie other than misery and gloom and and mayhem . i certainly wasn not expect a really upbeat film and and have be impress by dark action flick before and but it all get so repetitive here and it just keep go and go and which get pretty tiresome and maybe even depress . nothing really progress . i do not really care for any of the character and either and and end up not care about what happen to them or how the story go . bad still and in addition to all these problem and all the gloom and mayhem be seemingly endless . it seem like it will go on for all eternity and and a i watch and i really wonder when it be go to end and and do not see any possible way it could end . i think i be way too confident that i would like underworld and even though i wasn not expect an absolute classic . with that confidence and i rent this action or horror flick and it sequel together and but sadly and that copy of underworld represent evolution have to go back to the video store unwatched . at approximately two hour and do this film seem long than it really be . well and if you ask me and absolutely . to me and it seem more like three or four hour . if the film be around and i do not know and half an hour/45 minute short than it be and i would probably rate it 5/10 and but since the flaw in the film continue for so long and never stop until it over and i think even an average rating would be a tad too generous . even with all it big budget special effect and there something unprofessional and immature about this film and fill with modern clichés . so and sadly and the interesting idea of vampire vs. werewolf have so much potential that wasn not reach .