Bill Nighy, Brian Steele, Derek Jacobi

A war emerges between the aristocratic Death Dealers and the barbaric Lycans (werewolves), stemming from an ancient feud between the two tribes. Selene, the beautiful vampire heroine, and Michael, the...( read more  read more... ) lycan hybrid, try to unlock the secrets of their bloodlines. Their forbidden love takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

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R, 1 hr. 46 min.

Directed by: Len Wiseman

Release Date: January 20, 2006

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DVD Release Date: June 6, 2006

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  • July 15, 2009
    And you were surprised Die Hard 4 was mediocre?
  • May 20, 2009
    Oh man this starts of brilliantly, the battle is great, dark and medival, after that it just goes down hill, its all over the place and just too confusing. The huge creature played by Tony Curran looks cool and the whole thing is nice and gothic but its nowhere near as good as th...( read more)e first.
  • March 19, 2009
    I'm not sure what the point of this sequel is. Scenes just happen out of random, neither adding or taking away from the story.
  • February 18, 2009
    "My God. Brother, what have you done?"

    This movie continues the saga of war between vampires and werewolves (Lycans). The film traces the beginnings of the ancient feud between the two tribes as Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and Michael (Scott Speedman), the lycan hybrid, try ...( read more)to discover the secrets of their bloodlines. All of this takes them into the battle to end all wars as the immortals must finally face their retribution.

    REVIEW
    I went into this movie with high hopes, but have to say I was fairly disappointed. The plot was way too straightforward and action was overdone with long drawn out sequences and lots of blood. Any shock value in the fighting was lost early on in the movie. Reminded me more of cop shoot-em-up except with characters dressed up like vampires and werewolves. The general concept, which made the first movie good, is still there, so I still enjoyed it more than most movies I've seen lately. But it could have definitely been better. Kate Beckinsale and her smoking hot costume and piercing blue eyes bring the rating up from a 3 to a 5.
  • February 1, 2009
    Kate Beckinsale returns as the visually stunning, ass-kicking vampire Selene in this 2nd installment to the Underworld franchise. Only this time our heroine is fighting for her life while being hunted by the newly awoken vampire elder Marcus, the strongest of all the vamp...( read more)ires. Accompanying Selene is her romantic partner Michael, a former human now turned vampire-lycan hybrid.

    This film masterfully picks up right where the first film ended, and the opening scene serves as a historical piece filling in a lot of history about the feud between vampires and lycans, and how things came to be as they are now in the present.

    Boasting a huge upgrade in CGI and overall effects, this film is beautiful to watch. A great atmosphere with perfect contrasts of dark and light. Great acting once again... although I didn't think Tony Curran was as good as Bill Nighy, but his character (Marcus) was brutally terrifying. Beckinsale proves once again that she IS this series. She owns all as Selene. Scott Speedman does a fantastic job as well. And there is a random sex scene between the two that is probably one of the most explicitly tasteful sex scenes I have seen on a rated R film. It's guaranteed to make your mouth water....

    The storyline is not quite as good as the first (as most sequels go), but it has more action, more gore, and it's better looking. If you enjoyed the first film, then you'll love Evolution.
  • November 6, 2009
    I really love this movie, I love the whole trilogy.
  • November 6, 2009
    As difficult as it is to believe, this sequel meets the challenge to be even worse than its predecessor. Once again, plot is lacking, but this time, no doubt thanks to the larger effects budget, it seems the director has decided to do away with any form of style (no matter how c...( read more)liched or unoriginal), and the soundtrack is also even less inspired.
  • November 6, 2009
    A movie full of vampires, blood, violence and Kate. So it's sure worth it :)
  • November 5, 2009
    Not as great as the first part...
  • November 3, 2009
    i loved this movie so much that if i could i would watch it a thousand times!!!

Critic Reviews


October 7, 2006
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

The plot is so convoluted that missing even five minutes at a stretch won't make any difference in your comprehension of the story. full review

January 24, 2006
Kyle Smith, New York Post

Director Len Wiseman, formerly of the music-video world, is still stuck on music-video logic: Throw in awesome-looking stuff, throw in more awesome-looking stuff, don't worry so much about connecting ... full review

January 20, 2006
Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

Devoid of its predecessor's proletariat-aristocracy allegorical undercurrents and beset by more perplexing flashbacks than a Timothy Leary apprentice. full review

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Comments


  • Daughteroftwilight
    February 18, 2009
    How i love this Movie

    Its Wonderful a Love Story ...

    combine romance & Horror....

    with love
    Sweetheart of the Rain(Noora Bloom

  • neelvparmar
    July 29, 2008
    good ,nice and said superb movie that makes me happy always.
  • neelvparmar
    July 29, 2008
    wow! it was all exciting and advanchure i like this movie i always mark about this movie!:)))))))))))))))0
  • ivsub
    November 23, 2007
    I love this movie and it has been moved to my classic movie collection.
    Kate is perfect for the role of Selene and the plot in this movie is so much better than the first one!!!!
    I also know that that a third one is coming out in 2009 but Kate is not going to be in there......which sucks a lot!!!!!!!
  • CoNFuZzZLeD
    November 15, 2007
    heheheee, now than both Lucian and William are out of the competition, I can successfully take over the clan. Now we must see to getting rid of this pesky little Michael and Selene couple. Any werewolf who can take them out i will promote to second in camand.

    RAAWWRR!!

    the Kamikaze Werewolf (new leader of the werewolf clan)

    P.S. the full moon is sexy :D
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  • terris85017
    July 14, 2007
    Thopught it was a great sequel! Almost a love story....btween werewolf (genetic mix with vamp) & vampire Kate Beckinsale.
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  • babytyphoon000
    June 18, 2007
    An awesome movie, much better than the first. Which is kind of weird in a way because in the past the first movies were always better then the second, third and so on. But anyways, yes it is a great interesting movie that is something that should really sink your teeth into. I like these types of movies because it was sleek, gothicy and mysterious a movie with a kick in it!
  • raquelbarher
    May 9, 2007
    love the 1 and evolution was an excellent sequel. love the actors :storyline .

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