Loud,empty,mindless and soul-less!!!

Rating: Null/10 (2 November 2004)

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs
Expanding on the plot of the original movie,a major virus has broken out over Raccoon City.The Umbrella Corporation is responsible and is refusing to provide adequate care.As flesh-eating zombies terrorise the streets,Alice (Milla Jovovich) leads the resistance who fight back and attempt to make The Umbrella Corporation accountable for their actions.
Making video games in to movies is a nefarious business,as anyone who's seen the publicity surrounding any movie that's been adapted from a video game (even if that movie in all honesty is quite enjoyable,i.e. Street Fighter) will tell you.And making a sequel is an even riskier endeavor,as anyone who's seen the publicity surrounding any sequel to a video game movie (i.e. Mortal Kombat:Annihilation) will tell you.Given I didn't find the original movie from director Paul W.S. Anderson (who penned the script for this one and who recently helmed the Alien Vs Predator movie) that much of a mind-blowing experience and that I was never in to the Play Station video games the original film was based on in the first place,I wasn't exactly rushing out to give this sequel a go.And had I known what a cr*ppy spectacle this new film from director Alexander Witt (aptly named since he's made such a Witt-less film!) was going to be,I would have evaporated what interest I had altogether.
If the lame,unengaging story and woefully inane dialogue don't put you off,I should warn any viewers that are especially sensitive to loud,sudden noises that they're happening here,to and nether in this film (I was surprised the Fat Slags didn't show up,to be honest!!!) to the point where you're always on edge waiting for the next shuddering scene to come up.Even the special effects and creature designs look tacky and unimpressive,but they ultimately sum up the tone of the whole film.It's a droning and unmerry experience,where no one seems to be having a good time and nobody seems to be nice to each other.It ultimately shows up what a joyless and ugly spectacle this misguided loser is.Aptly,since everyone in the film seems to be trying to avoid a plague,that is exactly what you should avoid it like.*