Serviceable, but no surprises

Rating: 7/10 (15 September 2010)

If you've never seen a Resident Evil movie then this film might hold some surprises for you. If you have, then you may go into it expecting to see Milla Jovovich's Alice doing lots of killing of unpleasant infected zombie-like individuals and maybe some uninfected ones, too, in the company of a group of people whose job it is to keep you guessing who will survive and who won't. But it may surprise you to learn that this is not what you'll get.
I'm just messing with you. Of course it's what you'll get. But you'll get it in 3D, which is often quite effective.
Milla Jovovich is as efficient as ever, Kim Coates plays his usual slimy creep, there are some bits to make you jump, some preposterous action, some gross effects, some guns which fire nine million rounds without reloading, all the usual elements, in fact. Oh, and a set up to take us into the next one...