Five pics and counting, the Resident Evil franchise appears like Ukranian model-actress Milla Jovovich and now hubby Paul W.S. Anderson's playground exclusive to all sorts of unintelligible decisions you can make in cinema. One instance is the flimsy script, one other is the negatively unnerving execution, and one last other is the characters who are unknowingly put in random unlikely places and events. All them three, we all knew, as from the four previous films who are entirely generic, especially with the issues that they end up having. Anderson is an auteur who tries to pull off of superiors of this genre, but unluckily he doesn't thrive.
The movie, if not made with the pure intention of the film maker to waste his time, utilized as a money generator (and I've longed accepted that this is how Hollywood works, deal with it yourself as well), starts with a plot that follows protagonist Alice (Milla Jovovich, The Fourth Kind), an Umbrella corp employee who is now faced in another chase of carnage between the company and the resistance.
To those who doesn't know what Umbrella Corporation is, well, you probably had a better life because you never had to see the previous films. But then again, Resident Evil always had that soft spot in me, that no matter how horrible the product may come out, I'd accept it with its wholeness. No worries though, I'll be all-technical and unbiased with this one.
Basically, after Alice is taken custody of the corporation, Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory), who used to be allies with her, is now under control and is out to get her. From a cylindrical tube she manages to escape, only to knowledge that outside is a much more huge venue for combat and carnage, electronically maneuvered by the intel-tech software simply named as the "Red Queen". From there, it goes convoluted and uneasy to comprehend.
Anderson shall not be called uninspired in making this film, mainly because it should have brought up sentimental value (knowing Jovovich and him are now married, and these films made it happen), but he feels like it. Making decisions only a lazy film maker would. He manages to pull a few fearful moments, but it's the standard compensation to what the movie, as a whole, will offer. His spirit for action is a fluctuating wave, sometimes brilliant and sometimes bane filled with random slo-mo sequences that feels unnecessary, but Jovovich is captivating, adding to the stellar visuals the movie luckily has to offer.
Michelle Rodriguez reprises her role which diminished importance, highlighting less of her impact on-screen, an asset she definitely has (there's nothing left afterwards, Rodriguez is likable just for her badassness, not much for her acting). Bingbing Li is Ada Wong, a Wesker (Shawn Roberts) troop whose voice felt disembodied, adding to the loathing that resonates in every turn of the film. Retribution ends dreadfully dumb. Where's the "retribution" again?!
verdict: F
verdict: F
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