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Underworld: Awakening

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In the years since she and her human-lycan lover, Michael, defeated Elder Marcus, vampire warrior Selene has been taken captive by humans, while they wage an all-out war against both lycans and vampires. Awakening after more than a decade, Selene discovers that Michael is dead, but that she has given birth to his daughter, Eve. Shunned by nearly all surviving vampires, save one, even Selene seems powerless against her latest opponent: a genetically enhanced lycan.
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There's more vapid action and less story in Underworld Awakening than previous installments, making the whole affair feel inconsequential.

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Matt Singer Time Out Chicago Feb 1, 2012
1/5
Also missing... most of the so-called Lycans who, their appearance in a few respectable action sequences notwithstanding, are now nearly extinct. So is this franchise. Go to Full Review
Sara Michelle Fetters MovieFreak.com Jan 27, 2012
2.5/4
Selene's return is a welcome one. Go to Full Review
Joe Leydon Variety Jan 23, 2012
Once again, Beckinsale brings an impressive physicality and subzero cool to her portrayal of Selene. Go to Full Review
Brian Eggert Deep Focus Review Feb 23, 2023
0.5/4
There’s little reason for anyone outside of blindly devoted fans to seek it out. Go to Full Review
Richard Propes TheIndependentCritic.com Sep 26, 2020
2.0/4.0
On a weekend where virtually every film is flawed yet entertaining this is one film that is simply flawed. Go to Full Review
Johnny Gayzmonic Fanboys of the Universe Nov 4, 2018
5/10
A pale woman in a vinyl catsuit opened fire indiscriminately today. Among the casualties were Plot and Consistency. She should be considered armed and extremely British. Go to Full Review
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Claudio C @Claudio666 1 day ago Mankind against Vampire and Lycan Species (12,699–10 Mar 2012 / 29 Jan 2017 / 18 Sep 2026 – Claudio Carvalho) Mankind discover the existence of the Vampires and Lycans and they begin a war to annihilate the races. When Selene meets with Michael in the harbor, they are hit by a grenade. Twelve years later, Selene awakes from a cryogenic sleep in the Antigen laboratory and learns that she had been the subject of the scientist Dr. Jacob Lane and the Vampires and Lycans have been eradicated from Earth. She has a surprise and finds that she has a powerful daughter named Eve that has been developed and raised in the laboratory. "Underworld: Awakening" is another entertaining film about the war now of mankind against Vampire and Lycan species and with Kate Beckinsale back to the role of Selene. The story is developed at a fast pace and despite the bad reviews, it is worthwhile watching. My vote is eight. Title (Brazil): "Anjos da Noite: O Despertar" ("Angels of the Night: The Awakening") See more B P @Bradster69 Sep 6, 2026 Not Bad, but Not My Favorite See more Lincoln L @Linkolnbio2 Jun 7, 2026 Not really bad if you treat it as an isekai and the male protagonist is quite the same as one See more Jesus B @RT71254475 May 4, 2026 Esta entrega sí entregó. Me parece mejor que las dos anteriores, aunque no llega a ser lo que la primera. Afortunadamente la saga volvió a avanzar en lugar de enfocarse en eventos pasados alargados infinitamente. Esta vez se mezclaron aspectos bastante interesantes, lo que me pareció muy entretenido. Continuamos con excelentes actuaciones por parte de Selene, Kate Beckinsale y sus escenas de coreografías icónicas. Al menos en esta ocasión, el guión sí estuvo a la altura. La recomiendo bastante una vez iniciada la franquicia. See more Thomas H. @Fr8ght_Trian Feb 8, 2026 Awakening just barely kept me from going to sleep. For most of the run time it is filled with aimless action and dialogue. Once the third act starts it finds direction and goes up a full star. See more kevenquinlan T @RT75276071 Dec 3, 2025 This was good. I'm surprised I like the franchise as much as I do and that it's not popular with critic's, though the audience seems to like them too. Just the look of the movie is cool. I have all of them, had never seen any of them, and of course I'm going to keep the whole collection. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis In the years since she and her human-lycan lover, Michael, defeated Elder Marcus, vampire warrior Selene has been taken captive by humans, while they wage an all-out war against both lycans and vampires. Awakening after more than a decade, Selene discovers that Michael is dead, but that she has given birth to his daughter, Eve. Shunned by nearly all surviving vampires, save one, even Selene seems powerless against her latest opponent: a genetically enhanced lycan.
Director
Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein
Producer
Len Wiseman, Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright
Screenwriter
John Hlavin, J. Michael Straczynski, Allison Burnett
Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Production Co
Lakeshore Entertainment
Rating
R (Strong Violence and Gore|Some Language)
Genre
Fantasy, Action, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jan 20, 2012, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 4, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$62.3M
Runtime
1h 29m
Sound Mix
SDDS, Dolby Digital
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