Watchable but disappointing sequel to "Resident Evil".

Rating: 7/10 (6 June 2008)

After Alice (Milla Jovovich) barely escaping from the hive along with other survivor Matt (Eric Mabuis from the first film), who has been infected. Then a group of scientists from Umbrella Coropartion are playing god on Alice and Matt by increasing their strength and ability to be the perfect solider. When other scientists has re-open the hive to investigate but the infected dogs, monsters and zombies has attacked them and now going above ground to attack any civilians on Raccoon City. While high-profile Scientists or Employees from Umbrella Coporation are escaping the city before the virus affected the whole town.
But when Dr. Ashford (Jared Harris)'s daughter Angie (Sophie Vavasseur) finds herself trapped in the city after unexpected accident. Now civilians from Raccoon City are trying to escape from the city but the Umbrella Coporation, especially the man in charge Major Cain (Thomas Kretschmann) won't allowed it. After he made sure, his men are blocking all exits from the city. Now ex-cop Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), her partner (Razaaq Adoti) and an ambitious TV reporter (Sandra Holt) finds themselves stuck in the city, while the living dead are increasing. Alice... now awaking from the Umbrella Medical Building and escaping from it. Now she's tries to escape the city as well. But when Dr. Ashford promises Alice and the other survivors including two members of S.T.A.R.S (Oded Fehr & Zack Ward) and an con-man, who calls himself L.J. (Mike Epps) to find his daughter and Dr. Ashford will led them to safety before The Umbrella Coporation decides to use an nuclear weapon to destroy the whole city by dawn. But the survivors finds themselves chased by all kinds of trouble and including an mutated monster called Nemesis (Matthew G. Taylor), who once was Matt.
Directed by the first-time Alexander Witt (Who is a talented second unit director and as well of being an second unit director of photography). Witt shows some flair with action sequences, some decent visual camera work, he manages to have an good cast here but although Witt isn't quite as strong a filmmaker as Paul W.S. Anderson (Which he wrote the script) did on the original. Witt uses too much of slow motion at times, especially when the Zombies shows-up. It seems very unnecessary, it has an very bad jarring feel to it and the sequel is clumsy at times. At least, the actors kept it entertaining for the right or wrong reasons. Since it has its shares of unintentional moments.
I have to admit, i hated this sequel. When i first viewed it on DVD back in 2004. I was expecting to be creepy as the original did but i didn't expect to be goofier in this one. I do like the idea in the sequel that the zombies and monsters are running around attacking the city. After just watching it again recently, i do enjoy a bit more than i first seen it. But the sequel is still an mess with an truly flawed third act and it has at least two endings in the feature. But although "Resident Evil:Apocalyspe" was an improvement over the second one, despite the characters of Jill and Angie are not in third film.
On the Resurrected Edition DVD, this film is a double feature with the original. DVD has an sharp anamorphic Widescreen (2.35:1) and an strong Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Which the surrounds on the sequel are quite impressive at times, especially the Church sequence. On the second disc, there's an additional special features were not on the original 2-Disc DVD Set back in 2004. It would be nice, if the DVD included three running commentaries tracks but they didn't. This sequel is only for die-hard fans of the video game or the first film, although some will admit... this is pretty lame half of the time. Super 35. (***/*****).