Fourth "Resident Evil" is certainly the best of the sequels.

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2010)

Alice (Milla Jovovich) and her clones tries to kill Albert Webster (Shawn Roberts) from the Umbrella Coporation in his base at Japan. But Alice and her clones failed the mission. Now Alice is trying to find the survivors safe haven known as "Arcadia" in Alaska. Which her friends went there for help but once she arrives, she finds no one there but Claire (Ali Larter), who lost her memory and she seemed to be control by a device on her chest made from Umbrella Coporation. Now Alice goes to Los Angeles to find any survivors along with Claire. They find some survivors (Wentworth Miller, Boris Kodjoe, Kim Coates, Kacey Barnfield, Norman Yeung, Sergio Peris-Mencheta and Fulvio Cecere) living in a Maximum Security Prison. Alice finds out from the the survivors that "Arcadia" is actually a cargo tanker travelling along the coast. Which Alice, Claire and the survivors are very close to "Arcadia" but having trouble how to get there. While new mutations from Umbrella Coporation are trying to kill the remaining survivors by somehow getting into the prison. Which the group of survivors have to find an new way to get to "Arcadia" and helping each other to survive.
Written and Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (Alien Vs. Predator, Death Race, Event Horizon) made an entertaining, action, sci-fi/horror third sequel to the profitable "Resident Evil" series, which (obviously) is based on a popular video game. Jovovich is game as always in the movie. While Larter, Miller and Kodjoe are fine in their roles. While Roberts certainly having fun with his role. This time, Writer and Director:Anderson certainly takes his premise more seriously this time around. Although it doesn't stop Anderson increasing his visual style by giving tribute to "The Matrix" and two John Carpenter films like "Escape from New York" (Which for some reason an few of the prison sequences reminded me a lot of that movie) and "The Thing".
There is no doubt that Anderson is planning "Resident Evil 5" and probably "Resident Evil 6". Hopefully, if Anderson has an few more tricks up his sleeve. For sure, the future sequels of "Resident Evil" should be good. I seen this movie only on the regular 2-D version. The movie looked good, despite some very obvious 3-D moments. "Resident Evil:Afterlife" is certainly an improvement over the semi-lame/mess "Resident Evil:Apocalyspe" and reasonably entertaining "Resident Evil:Extinction". Perphas not much Zombie action for some tastes. If you enjoy the games or better yet, the "RE" series, you will be entertained. Good music score by tomandandy (The Hills Have Eyes "2006", The Rules of Attraction, The Strangers). Super 35. (****/*****).