Synopsis
Vampire death dealer Selene fends off brutal attacks from both the Lycan clan and the Vampire faction that betrayed her. With her only allies, David and his father Thomas, she must stop the eternal war between Lycans and Vampires, even if it means she has to make the ultimate sacrifice.
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Cast
- Kate BeckinsaleSelene
- Theo JamesDavid
- Tobias MenziesMarius
- Lara PulverSemira
- Bradley JamesVarga
- Peter AnderssonVidar
- James FaulknerCassius
- Clementine NicholsonLena
- Daisy HeadAlexia
- Oliver StarkGregor
Recommendations
- 50
Los Angeles Times
The fifth film in the series still executes creative kills; if only the same attention were paid to the rest of the movie. - 42
Entertainment Weekly
While the film may justify its title in terms of the viscera on display, it is badly in need of a funny bone. - 40
Variety
There’s a story, and a mythology, and a prestige actress who knows how to push moodiness to the point that, in this series, it’s just about her only mood, but none of it, in the end, gets in the way of the splatter. - 40
New York Daily News
Blood Wars concludes with the threat of further sequels, but this is clearly one franchise that's been fully drained of its blood. - 25
RogerEbert.com
The only notable aspect of the film is that it marks the feature directorial debut of Anna Foerster, a rare example of a woman being allowed to direct a reasonably large-scale franchise film. Alas, all it proves here is that a female director can make a film of this sort that is just as listless, derivative and perfunctory as one made by a man. - 20
The Hollywood Reporter
The action is nearly relentless, only occasionally interrupted by humorless, tedious exposition, but despite the freneticism it’s almost all completely boring. - 20
Time Out
If you like sexy vampires or ferocious werewolves, you can do much better than this exhausted, computerized sequel. - 20
TheWrap
Selene seems ready to put this story behind her for most of Underworld: Blood Wars, and it’s hard not to wish that for Beckinsale, as well.
