Better Than The First. A Campy Trashy Fun Action Movie

Rating: 6/10 (15 September 2012)

Let me start this review off by saying that I hated the first Resident Evil movie. It was a boring and poorly done film and i've never understood how anyone could think that it is possibly a good movie. Resident Evil: Apocalypse is considered by many fans to be the worst in the series. However, I personally think it's better than the first film. However, it is NOT a good movie by any means. It's actually a really bad movie. But, it's bad in the sense that it's so campy and trashy that it's actually fun.
Like the first film, this one doesn't have much of a plot to it. It's just Alice and a group of survivors trying to escape Raccoon City while fighting a bunch of zombies. Now as I mentioned before, the quality of the film itself is pretty terrible. The acting is awful, the dialouge is atrocious, and we still don't feel attached to anything or anyone in the film. However, the film pretty much plays out as a non-stop action movie which is what keeps it from being a bore. There's plenty of zombie action and everything from shoot-em-up gun-play to martial arts. Some of it is actually pretty damn cool to watch, and some of it is so over-the-top and silly that you'll be laughing your ass off. Despite how bad it is, it makes for a fun watch.
Considering how bad the first film was, I find it hard to understand why so many of the fans of this franchise hate this movie. It had much more of a video game feel to it and was more of what I imagined a Resident Evil movie being like. Is it anything like the games? No. But, it is a fun trashy action movie that while isn't a good movie, is still fun and very much in vein of a video game movie. I would never recommend this to someone who is looking for decent movie to watch. However, I could totally recommend this to those looking for a zombie action movie (although there are much much better zombie action movies out there) and people who love cheesy bad movies.