This is a multi-rip-off, but it is pretty well done

Rating: 7/10 (15 July 2012)

I liked the original Resident Evil, but unfortunately the successors did not impress me much. I would have to say though that RE:Afterlife is quite okay. It fails by not being scary, but it is on the other hand interesting and high-tech, with top notch CGI effects. The film is a rip-off in the sense that it is heavily inspired by both the original RE (notably the underground umbrella research facility), The Matrix (the lobby scene) and also has a built in "Prison Break", with Wentworth Miller as the star actor. The APC (that for some reason never is used) also strongly resembles the one used in Aliens.
One area where it really fails is story continuity, with sudden jumps into the future without any explanation. On the other hand, this helped keep the film short and presumably retain only the very best scenes.
Parts of the film are not well crafted and somewhat implausible. Whole cities are still on fire despite supposedly being destroyed months ago by zombie invasion.
So overall, there are some serious flaws. Grab a beer and you will probably enjoy it.