Underworld

Starring: Scott Speedman, Kate Beckinsale

RS: 1of 4 Stars

2003 Action

Vampires breeding with werewolves. Sounds hot, but it so isn't. Kate Beckinsale looks fetching in fangs and black vinyl, but the sparks she struck off camera with director Len Wiseman don't carry over to Scott Speedman, the human her character loves. "Your incompetence is most taxing," says the chief vampire (Bill Nighy). A line that pretty much nails this rusty Blade.

PETER TRAVERS
(September 19, 2003)