Review: RESIDENT EVIL: AFTERLIFE

Alice is ready to continue her battle with the Umbrella Corporation in the brand new Resident Evil: Afterlife. Let’s just say, I really hope that you like slow motion!

Alice (Milla Jovovich) is trying to find any sign of life that she can. The T-Virus has taken it’s toll, and she hasn’t seen a sign of the living, or the undead, in over 170 days. She finds herself human again after Albert Wesker (Shaun Roberts) injects her with something to neutralize the T-Virus. Human and alone, she continues her search until she reunites with Claire (Ali Larter), and discovers that they aren’t actually alone in the world.

The 3D in this film was fantastic. It was absolutely stunning. For a live action movie, it was the best 3D that I have experienced. Having said that, there were way too many slow motion scenes in this film. Almost every other scene had a slow motion sequence. It was a bit much. Also, nothing really happened in this film. Alice met up with Claire, they found some survivors, and the whole saga continues. Sure, there were some great action sequences, but if this movie wasn’t in 3D I would be really bored.

Jovovich is always fantastic in her role of Alice. She makes her powers and strengths flow nicely, rather than looking too ridiculous. She has a strong and sexy presence, and brings her A-game to every scene. Larter was great in the action and adventure part of the film, but her acting was a little weird in parts. It didn’t really flow well. That really surprised me,. because I have always liked her acting. They finally introduced the character of Chris (Wentworth Miller), and he was ok. He wasn’t the best actor ever, but he wasn’t the worst. I think they just made him sound funny while he was imprisoned. Either way… eh…

I think that this movie is a lot of fun for in the theater. The 3D really is dazzling, and makes up for it’s shortcomings. Having said that, I don’t think this one will hold up when it comes out on DVD. I think that the story could have been stronger.

OVERALL RATING: 3.5 out of 5 stars