Metacritic Movie Ratings
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 70

  out of 100

  VarietyJoe Leydon

  First-time helmer Patrick Tatopoulos (who designed creatures for all three pics) offers a satisfyingly exciting monster rally that often plays like a period swashbuckler.

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• 70

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterMichael Rechtshaffen

  Thanks to sturdy performances by holdovers Michael Sheen and Bill Nighy as well as tidy, unfussy direction by first-timer Patrick Tatopoulos, the creature designer who is taking the reins from originator Len Wiseman, the third installment in the successful franchise should be to the fan base's lycan.

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• 63

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  The highlight of this fantasy/horror hybrid is watching a pair of the best British character actors --- Bill Nighy and Michael Sheen -- shed their thespian respectability and unleash their inner beasts.

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• 60

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  Although the presence of Mr. Sheen is initially distracting, it soon becomes the movie's greatest asset. There is, as it turns out, some benefit to having a real performance even in a formulaic entertainment like this.

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• 58

  out of 100

  Entertainment Weekly

  Sheen and Nighy do their best with the material, but this is easily the worst Underworld so far.

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• 50

  out of 100

  TimeRichard Corliss

  The enterprise is sluggish when it's not grinding toward the preposterous.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  Grimly competent.

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