Following a tragic car accident that kills seven people, including his wife, Ben Thomas (Smith) is torn by grief and remorse. Posing as an IRS agent he sets out to find seven people whose lives he can alter miraculously. As the movie progresses we witness the depths of his suffering and the suspense builds as we attempt to figure out the extent of the sacrifice that Thomas is willing to make for his chosen seven. Naturally he falls in love with one of them along the way and we catch glimpses of his life before the accident, as well as the life he should have had if it were not for those fatal seven seconds.

Will Smith gives a touching performance in this love story. It is a film that raises a vast array of ethical issues and explores the depths of human emotions. It is definitely a film for those who enjoy a movie with a twisted plot, while being comfortable with exploring deep issues. I'm not normally one for love stories but I enjoyed this film and will probably watch it again when it is screened.

Following on from the release of Underworld and Underworld: Evolution comes the third instalment in the series, Underworld: Rise of the Lycans. Rise of the Lycans is a prequel, set in the Dark Ages, detailing the origins of the war between a bunch of blood-drinking individuals and people afflicted with the disease commonly referred to as lycanthropy. Old characters return (but due to the complex time-related nature of prequel continuity, they are ((ndash)) relatively speaking ((ndash)) new characters!) and new characters appear (but again, by the same complex logic poorly presented previously, they are inevitably old (or even absent) by the timeline of the first Underworld movie).

If complex logic-defining time travel and primal battles between vampires and werewolves in space don't interest you (which is impossible), then Bill Nighy surely will! Reprising his role as the vampire leader Viktor, Nighy never disappoints.

If you enjoyed the first two films and want to see how the nasty feud began, then Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is a good place to start. Kindly ignore the part about time travelling vampires and werewolves fighting in space: that was a joke.