Zombies are getting savvier!

Rating: 7/10 (20 September 2010)

This is a big improvement on my last two horror nights at the multiplex: PIRANHA and THE LAST EXORCISM. That said, it's pretty formulaic. A handful of survivors of the killer virus are holed up in a Los Angeles fortress prison surrounded by thousands of hungry zombies.
Zombies are getting savvier with each successive movie appearance. They manage to tunnel and smash their way in - predictably. Also fairly predictable is who's going to make it to the final reel and who's destined to be zombie snacks. The plot leapfrogs from scene to scene with huge how-did-they-get-here gaps, but series super-heroine Milla Jovovich is in great shape and there's a splendidly hiss-able uber-baddie head of the Umbrella Corp. The 3-D is good and not too 'intrusive'. The zombie attacks are visceral without being too gross. There are some great sets and eye-boggling stunts.
As video-game adaptations go, this pushes all the right buttons.