Well made but less scary

Rating: 7/10 (16 January 2011)

In "Resident Evil 3 - Extintction" Alice (Milla Jovovich) returns for more action trying to lead a group of survivors to find a safe place without the infection that almost destroyed mankind on Earth, now a desertic and apocalyptical place to live among zombies. The third part of the Resident Evil series is more light than the other films, less scary, more funny, with great action sequences and the trademark is present all the time, the famous headshots where you can say out loud headshot after a zombie got killed just like in the video games.
The movie is very short, everything goes for an hour and a half, the plot is pretty much what I said and there's not only the zombie danger but also a creepy doctor (Iain Glen) that can control Alice in his new experiment supported by some form of government. Meanwhile Alice teams again with Carlos (Oded Fehr) and his friends on their way to Alaska where it is said that the virus haven't reached. Once again what makes the film interesting in the scenes between Alice and Carlos along with the group led by Ali Larter; the fights and shootouts against the zombies, some moments by the annoying doctor. The best part is definitely Carlos last moment, one of the most honorable moments for a character ever, sad but truth.
Paul W.S. Anderson wrote and produced this third film and I really wish I could direct it because I didn't find the tension, the scary things that made the first episode more interesting than this one. I'm not saying that Russell Mulcahy is bad director but I felt that this film is meant to be more like an action work than a horror film and we're talking about zombies, frightening creatures supposed to scare. On the other hand the humor was vital to the film, some quotes and moments were really funny which made of "Resident Evil 3" a enjoyable film. The movie goes well but not enough to be the greatest of the series. 7/10