Don't take bad reviews to the bank (mild spoiler only)

Rating: 7/10 (11 February 2005)

I'm not going to say that this is the best flick I have ever seen. It's not! But, I've seen much worse. Granted the Zombie-Movie is a bit overdone, but so are many other genres which still produce watchable movies.
I don't play video games very much. I own the traditional Nintendo with Tetris and Dr. Mario. Maybe once every 2 months or so do I even take the time to plug it up and waste away. I do, however, watch a lot of movies.
So I don't, exactly, know the original basis behind the Resident Evil video game. With that in mind, I see a decent plot. The story-line is fairly easy to follow, and the action seems right on. Where I see all kinds of action films set in real world situations with beyond-belief sequences, this series is at least set in an improbable world. This gives freedom to some fairly improbable activity.
After watching a recent Bond film the other day and witnessing the main character pound through load bearing portions of several structures with a tank and with no recourse, Apocalypse was much more believable. If you abandon reality with the entire plot, (and here's the mild spoiler) then a genetically altered person being able to kick the butt of various other genetically altered individuals is not so far-fetched.
So watch this movie with a grain of salt. And, if you are one of those who is dedicated to whatever the real story is, then watch it with an entire cannister. This viewer was able to sit through all 90 minutes without wanting to turn it off, so maybe you will, too.