Movie version vs. game version. The game wins out with no competition.

Rating: 5/10 (10 September 2004)

*Possible Spoiler*
Since I'm not a stickler for sticking to the guidelines the game gave us in terms of it's story, I didn't mind all the changes made to it. The first "Resident Evil" was a pretty cool movie though it didn't have any of the characters from the games we've come to enjoy. Milla's character though was cool enough to make up for that combined with the promise of Nemesis in the second. In terms of the second story though, the only good thing about it was Nemesis and even that was flawed due to the writer's decision to give him a conscience .
The cliffhanger at the end of the first movie implied the second would be just as freakish with man-eating zombie tension all around. Instead we get some Matrix/Crouching Tiger-type super powered Milla saving the day everywhere she went, taking the point of the story away from what many of us have come to know as the real "Resident Evil" - zombies run amuck in Raccoon City due to the nasty Umbrella corporation's inability to keep the T-virus in check. You have the Lickers for all of 10 minutes and Jill Valentine is turned into a shadow of the character many are use to. Ironically enough - though not surprising - the one thing they did get right about Jill's character was her style and clothing. Believe it or not, she did wear her trademark short skirt and breast-riding top, though her personality left much to be desired in terms of having one. Then you have Carlos, which for the most part did his job and did it pretty good, even though the character was actually suppose to be Spanish. As for the Umbrella corporation and the Stars officers...I don't even want to go there.
In terms of action, naturally there was a lot of it, with the highlights being the all too brief first encounter b/t Milla's character and Nemesis as well as the face-off later. Editing took much of the enjoyment out of it though with too brief of scenes abruptly cut off even more to imply fast action but really giving you nothing but a headache. On an upside, the cinematography was striking throughout the movie to offset editing gone wrong. Unfortunately, as disappointed with "Apocalypse" as I am, I'm also guilty to admit that I'm compelled to wonder what the 3rd installment would bring - if there is a 3rd. This did leave you in true cliffhanger fashion, with the possibility that the writers actually have a plan. The question lies in whether or not it's any good.