Underworld Awakening (2012)

Following the events of Underworld (2003) and Underworld: Evolution (2006), humans discover the existence of vampires and lycans and begin "cleansing." Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is captured, and her lover Michael is presumably dead. When she wakes up, she's shocked to find out that it's 12 years later, and that the few surviving vampires and lycans have gone underground. She's even more shocked to discover that she has a daughter, Eve (India Eisley), a natural-born vampire-lycan hybrid. Eve has now come of age, growing up in a lab without knowing her mother. Unfortunately, after escaping, the disappearance of the girl draws the unwanted attention of angry lycans. With the help of Detective Sebastian (Michael Ealy), Selene must figure out why.

Beckinsale still looks amazing in her black vinyl & leather suit, but her character has no depth; in one scene she says, "my heart isn't cold... it's broken," but we can't tell the difference. Other characters, such as the human police detective, don't seem to belong at all. The visual effects are below average, which renders the digital lycans/werewolves completely ineffective. On the plus side, the Swedish co-directors Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein have at least ordered up a nice-looking set design.