a huge disappointment ,let this zombie fest rest in peace: contains spoilers

Rating: 2/10 (5 December 2011)

I have to be honest and say that I've never liked zombie films until I watched the first Resident Evil; afterwards, I was hooked. I recorded the latest installment on my DVR, and waited for the perfect, cold night to watch it. Fast forward to the opening title sequence which immediately reminded me of the psychological style seen in current Japanese horror cinema; it was a perfect nod to that genre, and a great opening sequence, it gave me hope. Unfortunately, only minutes later it sank like the Titanic.
I don't know if writing the following would be considered, "contains spoilers" since reviews for this film are all over the internet, but here goes; after watching the captivating title sequence seconds later a male character with blond hair, who dressed, and talked like Mr Smith (the Matrix) appeared; next Trinity made her appearance dressed like Alice, or was it the other way around?
The hot spark that ignited this film was turning into cold ash. spoiler 2: Alice appeared cloned in triplicate, wearing Trinities shiny black leather suit, maybe she borrowed it? I could live with another sexy woman in black leather if she weren't nearly duplicating the shots and effects in what could only appear as a deadpan comedic homage to the Matrix. Sadly, the only difference here is that Alice was fighting armies of Japanese soldiers instead of armies of Mr Smith clones. The first time I saw these effects in, "The Matrix" it was exhilarating, eight years later it's sleep inducing.
Sadly this sequel makes absolutely no attempt to stand on it's own. It simply regurgitates something our culture has already so fully digested, which for me is the main reason it sank to the bottom of the sea so fast. Maybe, this movie might have been served up best as a comedic spoof. After all, to be fair,it showed us recognizable iconic scenes from another film with it's own actors,dressed exactly like those other actors, which could only be interpreted as an intentional lack of original content, so why watch? I found myself waiting for the movie to shift gears and land me smack on planet," Resident Evil." Instead it seemed entirely content to endlessly mirror shot after shot of the same flurry of slow motion acrobatics and flying bullets. I found myself waiting for Peter Graves to show up, fresh from the grave , zombied face and all. No offense Peter, but really, it would have provided much needed relief. Unfortunately, this wasn't a comedy, and I wasn't laughing.
I was really looking forward to watching another resurrection of Alice. I wanted nothing more than to end my long day with a dark chocolate bar and slide into the entertaining world of a slick zombie fest. I was secretly hoping that Alice might find another love interest as sexy as Oded Fehr, his smile alone kills me. I doubt there will be any more resurrections after this one. I can only hope this zombie film lets the dead rest in peace.