Does just enough to stay afloat

Rating: 6/10 (10 January 2017)

I said in my review of the original 'Resident Evil' that I hope the character of 'Alice' evolves and really stamps herself as the undisputed lead character of the series. That was probably the strongest thing 'Resident Evil: Apocalypse' actually had going for it. The character really came alive. In the previous film I mentioned she often felt like just another member of the crew. In this one though there can be no doubt that she is in charge.
There's just enough going on in this film to keep it watchable. Near the start all the zombies came out again and I feared this was going to be a one trick pony with the character simply avoiding them for the entire run time. Luckily though in the second half of the movie a number of other things popped into the story to keep it fresh and interesting enough to be sustainable.
There are some very good action sequences in this film, but there are also some rather dull and unimaginative ones too. The consistency of quality just wasn't quite there. Also the characters, other than 'Alice' , really weren't that memorable this time around around. Most were either boring or simply annoying. For a sequel though 'Resident Evil: Apocalpyse' certainly holds its own and doesn't let the franchise down in any way.