Good Movie

Rating: 10/10 (28 September 2010)

I gave Resident Evil: Afterlife a 10/10 because it was everything I expected it to be. It was nothing but action, suspense, and guns. I went to the movie theatre expecting a sequel of a motif that's beaten over and over again; zombies and guns. Though, Iwas surprised that the movie had played a little different from all of the other RE's. In this film, the main antagonist, Wesker, was confronted a lot. In fact, he was killed about 3 times in the movie. The only part of the film I didn't agree with was how he got away each time. He would somehow get in a big helicopter and fly off. It was kind of depressing , seeing as how the director couldn't think of a more creative way for him to escape. In the Resident Evil games, Wesker is portrayed as an extremely cunning individual and can often get out of trouble while still making it suspenseful or interesting. Often, the story would kind of lose its place at times. Scenes would jump from one another and you wouldn't understand what's going on. The movie didn't explain itself that well, but that's why it's a sequel, they expect you to know where they're coming from. Its obvious that the same people who create the game and those who make the movie are two totally different people. As for the special effects, there is a completely different story. The parts of the film that were shot in slow-mo were amazing. They timed it perfectly too. Usually, when things were getting blown up, the slow- mo aspect would jump in, making everything vivid and suspenseful. I think the important thing that the movie enforced was that there was going to be another sequel. Everything was pretty much left in question. No books were closed and that's what I expected. This film was not intended for an Emmy but more to provide us with some traditional RE action and suspense. One other aspect of the movie that I liked were the small clips that were put in from the video game. For those who play RE, they helped clarify or relate to what we understand and tied the plot a little tighter. Again, the reason I gave this film a 10/10 was because it was everything I expected. I wasn't surprised at all with the ending, but, like I said before, that's what I wanted in this particular movie. After all, it was created after a game that's been out for quite a while now.