a little weaker than the first, but fun

Rating: 7/10 (3 July 2005)

Another efficient little thriller based on the Resident Evil games. This one isn't quite as fast and focused as the last, but it's got a number of very good moments in it that get your attention and it does have a good pace and good performances, to the extent one can be said to perform in a movie that is almost entirely about running around shooting things.
Some people complained that the first movie wasn't much like the games. I would say this movie is a little more like the games, at least in places, and I think that's part of the problem. Games are structured in a very meandering way in which you just wander around exploring and fighting and occasionally get a little exposition, which is why I never considered the complaints about the first movie not being enough like the video games valid.
Still, I had a good time. I'm giving this movie the same score as the first, even though I didn't think it was quite as good, perhaps just because I'm just in a mellow and generous frame of mind.