Never thought that Alfred Hitchcock and Mad Max would meet this way

Rating: Null/10 (2 October 2007)

For continuity, let me just mention that the main difference between this latest installment and the previous one is an actress by the name of Sienna Guillory. In Resident Evil 2, she was really good and stole at least half the show from Milla Jovovich, giving the movie an additional dimension. When I watched it, I was so naïve as to think that because she was so good, she'll be brought back on RE-3. That, of course, would be exactly the reason why she would NOT be brought back.
RE-2 is basically a continuation of Project Alice's saga in a Mad Max setting, a post-global-disaster world that we have grown used to, even if not already tired of, seeing in movies. The structure of parallel action lines that was so effective in RE-2 was once again deployed, a wise decision. We have the global underground (literally meant) evil powers (dressed in business suits), the please-come-root-for-me convoy (dressed Mad Max style) and of course Project Alice (dressed too heavily). They eventually converge, needless to say, and propel towards a grand finale, all nicely by the book.
For a movie of this genre and this caliber, nothing much needs to be said. After a slow and formulaic start that relies far too much on the cheapest and most incompetent tool of scare-by-loud-bang, the movie did pick up momentum and entertain me. What I like best about it is the retro aspect. I don't mind their "borrowing" a scene from Hitchcock's "Birds"; in fact I rather like it because the special effect is well done. The employment of an post-apocalyptic Las Vegas is a cute little idea, and good marks to the crane shot of the Statue of Liberty (replica in Vegas) paying tribute to "Planet of the apes".
The ending is hinted right at the beginning. Will RE-4 be far away?