Underworld: The Rise of the Lycans
Release Date: 01/23/09
genre: Thriller, Romance, Horror, Sequel

cast:Michael Sheen ,Bill Nighy ,Rhona Mitra ,Shane Brolly ,Kevin
Grevioux, Steven MacKintosh, David Aston etc.

“Unnecessary” and “unrewarding” are two of the terms which come to mind when considering the merits -- meager such as they are -- of the third in the Underworld series.

Synopsis: Depicts the origins of the centuries-long blood feud between two powerful and immortal tribes, the aristocratic Vampires, known as Death Dealers, and the barbaric Lycans, a line of fierce werewolves.

Story:
Taking the bare bones of The Ten Commandments and Romeo and Juliet,

this pedestrian tale explains the origins of Lucian (Michael Sheen), a “Lycan” (read: lycanthrope), who served the vicious vampire king Viktor (Bill Nighy) but would eventually lead a revolt of his fellow Lycans (read: slaves) after his illicit affair with Viktor’s daughter Sonja (Rhona Mitra) was revealed. From this, the war between vampires and werewolves would be waged for generations to come, depicted in Underworld and Underworld: Evolution. Those unfamiliar with the previous films might be a little lost here, and it’s highly unlikely that Rise of the Lycans will win many new fans to the franchise.