Terrible sequel

Rating: 4/10 (28 April 2005)

I can be pretty short about this sequel to 'Resident Evil': it's terrible. I mean, I was able to find some joy in the first film even though it made no sense at all. This one makes no sense at all and misses the ingredients that made the first film watchable. It does contain a fine looking Milla Jovovich and another actress (Sienna Guillory) that makes it easier to watch, sort of telling us this film really is for teenage boys only. Well, the ones older than sixteen since this is an R-rated film. And it's about zombies, by the way.
There are good films about zombies, the undead, the living dead. George Romero made them, '28 Days Later' or 'Shaun of the Dead' are recent examples. The original 'Resident Evil' belongs not to this category but at least it had some moments of suspense and tried to give us a story, whether you found it stupid or not. Here there is no suspense, just a little gore, and the story is not really there. The events from 'Resident Evil' were underground in a place called The Hive. After Jovovich survived it was locked forever to keep the virus that turned people into zombies. Why they want to keep it I do not know, but let's not ask questions here. Now they want to reopen The Hive. The Hive by the way, is located in Raccoon City, a city that can only be accessed by one bridge.
The Hive opens, the virus is still there, including the zombies, and the virus spreads through the city. Now they quarantine the city and people who are still in it have to save themselves. The Umbrella Corporation, the most powerful corporation in the world, is responsible but will do anything to keep their virus. They have created a secret weapon, codename Nemesis, a creature that seems to be invincible. Now the group that includes Jovovich and Guillory have to survive not only the zombies, but the creature as well. A man can help the group, navigating them with the help of his computer, but they have to save his daughter first. Jovovich has a little secret of her own.
I realize I have spend too much on the story since it basically is a group of people walking through a city with zombies popping up from time to time. They are shot in a stylized action sequence and the group continues. No fun here I would say. If you liked the first film or the computer game the film is based on you might find some joy, but you can do so much better. This film offers nothing we have not seen before. Here it is always night therefore the action is hard to follow, making it even less interesting. Don't waste your time on this one is basically all I want to say.