Not Bad

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 2010)

Resident Evil: Afterlife is not going to be considered one of the greatest movies of our time, nor would it be considered very good. RE is an average film that has been made more palatable by the 3D camera. While the acting, the story and the direction are all equivalent to a straight to DVD movie, the 3D effects make is surprisingly entertaining to watch in the theater. The story is so full of holes and bad dialog that you have to be able to ignore all of that and allow yourself to be engrossed into the 3D effects upon the screen. The 3D looks marvelous and the camera makes the film come to life. One thing that is highly irritating about the entire Resident Evil series is the consistent effort by one corporation to destroy all of mankind. Let us be real folks--people want power to have women (or men), money, to enjoy and have things others do not have, to have the finer things in life and to have control over others. If the world is gone--if everyone is dead---if there is no money--then every single survivor in essence is in power--but power that is not desired. That consistent drive to kill everyone by Umbrella is just stupid and annoying.