A disaster

Rating: 2/10 (8 September 2011)

There is a terrible problem with 3D movies these days. They are so focused on making the best possible 3D that they forget to work on everything else. This movie was announced with so much enthusiasm that I actually thought it would be worth seeing (since I am a RE fan)! Well, the trailer was better than the movie. 90 min of literally nothing. The story starts where "Extinction" finished, and it gives a great start with marvelous 3D effects. After 15 min everything it does is just shoot out the brilliant 3D and nothing else. If I were to tell someone the storyline I would say just this: "They have to make it to a ship!" I had the feeling that the script had 10 pages. It was predictable and not amusing (and an action/adventure/horror MUST be amusing). The characters are not developed enough, they have no depth, no emotion between them. The acting is close to terrible (especially Wesker), but Jovovitch really had a good time playing Alice. Miller, on the other hand was terrible. Anybody else would have been better in the role of Chris. His acting was wooden, without emotion, without being cool (and in the video-game Chris is always cool). The ending has no meaning, it leaves one sitting in his seat wanting a refund! It clearly indicated that we can expect another sequel. Quite frankly, I'm not sure I will be willing to go and see it. The only positive element is the music. It fitted into the movie wonderfully (especially in the shower-fight scene, which is the best part of the movie). Please stop the mangling of a masterpiece video-game.