Wasted potential

Rating: 4/10 (14 November 2008)

I didn't like the first movie, but the second movie won me over with its campy charm and attempts at referencing the series. I was kind of hoping they'd continue on with the third but instead we get a pretty weak premise, a bunch of characters that seemingly serve no purpose (what was the point of K-mart having any spoken lines, or even a name?) and just overall a dumb story.
The eventual nod to the Birkin monster was pretty cool, but you have to trudge through so much lameness before it to make it worth the whole movie. Crows? Really, that's the first big fight scene? And what could've been the saving grace - a superhuman Alice fighting a bunch of zombies, which was pretty satisfying in the second movie, is grossly underused.
There's far too few redeeming parts to warrant watching this one (though Carlos' death scene was pretty creative). Avoid it whether you like the games or not.