Review of Underworld (1996) by Rebecca Murray for About.com — 17 Sep 2003

Gets itself totally mired down in the La Brea Tar Pit of Incomprehensible Plotlines.

This review of Underworld (1996) was written by Rebecca Murray and published by About.com on 17 September 2003.

Underworld has generally received positive reviews.

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