entertaining but too fast paced

Rating: 7/10 (23 October 2007)

I was surprised that I enjoyed the first resident evil film, despite its soundtrack being off pace and lack of character development. This film starts where it left off with Alice being left in a world of destruction by zombies. I felt that there was too much emphasis on special effect shots and slow mo style matrix type martial arts. Obviously this film appeals to a younger audience, but overdoing it to make it look cook can wreck its appeal. Jill was a good add in but there could have been more engagement amongst the characters in general. Some scenes are pretty dumb at times - the graveyard scene with the zombies was not scary at all - and usually I'm terrified of graveyards (imagination takes over!). Overalll, if your in for a popcorn night after a tiring day, this is the recipe to melt the butter in nicely.