Underworld is a 2003 action-horror film about the secret history of Vampires and Lycans . It is the first installment in the Underworld series. The main plot revolves around Selene , a vampire who is a Death Dealer hunting Lycans. She finds herself attracted to a human, Michael Corvin , who is being targeted by the Lycans. After Michael is bitten by a Lycan, Selene must decide whether to do her duty and kill him or go against her clan and save him. While reviewers generally received the film negatively, criticizing the overacting and lack of character development, a smaller number of... reviewers praised elements such as the film's stylish Gothic visuals, the "icy English composure" in Kate Beckinsale's performance, and the extensively worked-out vampire-werewolf mythology that serves as the film's backstory. For generations a secret war has raged between vampires and Lycans, an ancient species of werewolf. Two vampires known as Death Dealers track a pair of Lycans, who are in their human form. The vampires, Selene and Rigel, specialize in assassinating Lycans.
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| Release date: | September 19, 2003 |
| Directed by: | Len Wiseman |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 116 Minutes |
| Producer: | Tom Rosenberg, Gary Lucchesi, Richard S. Wright |
| Editor: | Martin Hunter |
| Music by: | Paul Haslinger |
| Cinematography: | Tony Pierce-Roberts |
| Screenplay by: | Danny McBride |
| Estimated budget: | $22,000,000 |
| Adapted from: | Romeo and Juliet |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action, Fantasy |