Fantastic Stuff - but a little short on story ...

Rating: Null/10 (16 July 2008)

There is nothing that I didn't like about this movie except that it didn't feel like a complete story - more like a small part of a larger story. Outside of that, the visuals were great, the characters were interesting and the action was non-stop.
Here's the setup of the Resident Evil movies:
Resident Evil: A virus that transforms people into zombies is released in an underground research facility and infects the workers.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse: The virus has now escaped and infected the inhabitants of the city above the research facility.
Resident Evil: Extinction: The virus has now escaped the city and infected the world.
Furthermore, the somewhat amoral corporation (the same one responsible for the virus in the first place) is working on a cure. The key lies in getting the original blood of Milla Jovovich's character ... and the story progresses from there.
While the setup sounds interesting, the actual story told is too short. Too much time is spent on human vs. zombie fights. While they are well done, the plot doesn't get time to advance much ... and doesn't.
It's too bad, because the visuals effects, characters and pacing are really well done. In fact, the visuals of the decaying desert-like surface juxtaposed with the few high-tech underground facilities left in the world are particularly interesting to watch. All of these aspects deserve a much more significant story.
But it is what it is ... and it's still worth watching for anyone who really likes the previous Resident Evil movies. Just know that not much happens.