The RE franchise is running out of steam

Rating: 6/10 (18 September 2010)

I didn't see this in 3d but it wouldn't have mattered. The plot,action.characters are nothing new , most of the movie is spent with Milla hamming it up for the camera and slow motion bullet time like scenes. Done yrs ago in the Matrix when it was cool, its lame now and just adds to the boredom. A few nice additions of RE4 and RE5 monsters were interesting but they cant save this jumbled mess of a movie. Having Alice and a group of survivors trying to get to what looks like an oil tanker is an interesting premise however the writers/director don't flesh it out and it becomes one tired cliché after another , characters getting grabbed off screen - no gore which is what I like to watch in survival horror movies - a boss monster which is never explained ,in RE5 the executioner was not a 10 ft tall monster but rather a large hooded infected human that was genetically altered by the T-virus I think. Anyway , the ending is another shameless setup for a sequel. Lets hope they wrap it up in the 5th movie as its becoming more of a direct to DVD type franchise. The video games are getting tired too , if they make another one they need to wrap up the storyline. See you at the movies.