what were you expecting kubrick?

Rating: 6/10 (19 July 2002)

*may contacin spoilers*
a group of commando's enter a secret underground labarotary complex to find out why the super advanced computer has killed all the employee's! milla jovovich leads the commando's after waking up with amnesia and with possibly the secret as to what has happened!
the film starts with an introduction of the umbrella corportion and basically how big and bad and evil it is! this along with stealing of what we later learn is a virus and an anti virus, and the subsequent killing of all the ppl in the complex leads us to the conclusion that the sh** has hit the fan.
the path of computer games to film has never been an easy one from super mario bro's to the recent tomb raider , they have never matched the quialty and commercial success of there origins! in choosing a director who brought us the cross over of the game mortal kombat , a collective groan is genreally heard, things may not be as first perceived as anderson also has event horizon to his credantials , which scared the bejesus out of me.

like tomb raider, the lead star , here jovovich, is the main reason to watch the film. always willing to play the strong female lead , she brings believability to a role which a lesser actress would have failed in . starting from amnesiac and afriad to in control and kicking butt, she carries the film on her slim physique.
michelle rodriguez reminds me of vasquez from aliens but fails to live up to the standard set from camerons masterpiece! the rest of the cast are predictable cannon fodder which the never rise above or even breathe life into there roles!
if you hadnt already figured out the computer wasnt behind the killings then what movie where you watching , the shutting down of the red queen releases the zombies and the trouble starts for the commando's. the zombies woor terrible , the costume department must be ashamed of themselves if there was one! they looked straight out of a b-movie not a hollywood production!

the overall blame for the movie lays with paul anderson director and writer, his films lacks any sense of dread or menace! we are never scared nor shocked. it is predictable and plodding, the twists are sign posted only those alseep could miss them! the effects could have been done a lot better , i beleive the director isnt to blame on this, with the budget he had this is all i can see hi being able to bring off and trying to use it as best as he can , either that or he is saluting the b-movies of a bygone age!
possibly second time lucky?
6/10