Almost As Good As the Original

Rating: 6/10 (20 November 2012)

This sequel to "Resident Evil" begins where the first movie left off. "Alice" (Milla Jovovich) has been captured by the Umbrella Corporation and is having experiments done to her while she is mostly unconscious. During this time the Umbrella Corporation sends security personnel back into "the Hive" to try to figure out what happened. Upon entering, the security personnel are quickly overwhelmed by the zombies who rapidly enter into the general population of "Raccoon City". This causes mass panic as the infection spreads out-of-control. When Alice awakens she finds herself alone in the laboratory and upon exiting it sees the devastation brought upon Raccoon City. At any rate, rather than giving away any surprises I will just say that this film is almost as good as the original. Not only does Milla Jovovich give an awesome performance but so does Sienna Guillory ("Jill Valentine") and Oded Fehr ("Carolos Olivera"). As a matter of fact, Sienna Guillory could have probably starred in her own right had Milla Jovovich not been available. Likewise, Sandrine Holt (as the television newscaster, "Terri Morales") and Mike Epps ("L.J.") did very well in a supporting role. I also liked the performance of Thomas Kretschmann as the bad guy, "Major Tom Cain". In short, there is a lot to like about this film. It has good acting, plentiful action and excellent special effects. As such, if a person liked the original then they will probably enjoy this one as well.