The werewolves who are called Lycans because that sounds more sophisticated, are planning a major attack at the Vampire fortress. They want the blood of the hybrid Eve, daughter of Selene so they can be strong and win. I still don't fully understand the blood doping rules, or how memory is retained in the blood, but I just went with it. Selene is granted amnesty by the Vampires (she killed Victor in a previous movie) in order to train new recruits for the up and coming battle. Of course these films are never just vampires vs werewolves, oh excuse me, Lycans, with me selling silver bullets to both sides. It is a twisted tale with betrayal and let's add a new element just as I am getting the old plot sorted out. The plot tries to be clever, and maybe it was. Leaves it open for at least a few more episodes as this appears to be a bridging film which promises what this one missed. The Underworld movies have been a mixed bag over the years, the original was adequate, Evolution was boring, Rise of the Lycans was okay, and Awakening was silly, so I had pretty low expectations about this fifth film in the franchise. Basically, the war between the Vampires and the Lycans wages on, with the Lycans, led by Marius (Tobias Menzies) close to defeating the Vampires. Vampire death dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is fighting both sides, as she betrayed her own kind. Her only allies are her protégé and Vampire hybrid David (Theo James) and his father Thomas (Charles Dance). In between the fighting, Marius is searching for Selene's hybrid daughter, as her blood is key to defeating the Vampires once and for all. The Lycans attempt to capture Selene, but after defeating most of those sent in a fight, she spares one and tells him to tell Marius that she does not know where her daughter is, as she has cut ties with her. They grant it and send word to Selene who comes and trains the aspiring Death Dealers.Īt the same time, fiercely ambitious vampire Semira (Lara Pulver) tells Thomas she wants Selene to be granted amnesty so that she could train new Death Dealers to deal with the Lycans. But Semira has Varga (Bradley James), her ally and lover, poison Selene and slaughter the trainees, framing Selene for the atrocity. Selene is paralysed and her blood is drained, Semira intends to drink it to steal her power.