Title: Resident Evil: Extinction
Starring: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr,
Mike Epps, Iain Glen, Ali Larter
Directed By: Russell Mulcahy
Produced By: Martin Moszkowicz, Victor
Hadida, Kelly Van Horn
Genre: Action/Adventure,
Suspense/Horror, Adaptation and Sequel
Release Date: September 21st, 2007
MPAA Rating: R for non-stop violence,
language and some nudity.
Distributors:
Screen Gems, Sony Pictures Releasing
Resident Evil: Extinction
is based on the wildly popular video game series and picks up where
the last film left off. Alice (Milla Jovovich), now in hiding in the
Nevada desert, once again joins forces with Carlos Olivera (Oded
Fehr) and L.J. (Mike Epps), along with new survivors Claire Redfield
(Ali Larter), K-Mart (Spencer Locke) and Nurse Betty (Ashanti) to try
to eliminate the deadly virus that threatens to make every human
being undead...and to seek justice. -Official Site
Resident Evil: Extinction
is an apt title. With this installment, the entertainment value of
the
Resident Evil
franchise is almost extinct. Veering even farther from the games on
which it is based, as well as changing the nature of characters that
have been established in previous films, not to mention the
ridiculousness of the setup, all lead
Resident Evil:
Extinction
on an unbelievable
ride that hopes to squeeze by you with it's failings unnoticed.
Example: The world has dried up, literally. No oceans, lakes or rain.
Why? Because most of the population is dead. You buy it? If so, I
have a bridge or some property on the moon for sale.
Where
does it go right? Effects, makeup and some of the fight choreography
and the actual acting. Milla Jovovich still kicks ass with much grace
and beauty. I must mention the fact that her face looks completely
airbrushed on though. Kind of like what they do to every single
Playboy model ever. Ali Larter channels Linda Hamilton in Terminator
2 almost perfectly, all the way down to the costume. Baseball cap,
sunglasses, etc. I am really disappointed in Mike Epps in this final
chapter. His jokes and wisecracks were some of the best things in
RE2, but he has been relegated to almost a background character here.
Same goes for Oded Fehr, the commanding soldier from RE2 has been
reduced to a shock trooper. The biggest problem is that there really
isn't anything distinguishably different between any of the
characters. They all seem to have the same attitude. Not through the
actors fault though, I lay blame on the director. And yes, if you
read the synopsis, there really is a character named K-Mart. Just
another ridiculous nail in the coffin of the
Resident Evil
franchise. Even though they left it wide open for a sequel, almost
demanding one, I hope they let this dead dog lie in pieces.
I have said enough
about this one. I have seen worse, but I have seen much better.
Keep reading,
Mitch Emerson
mitch@comicbookbin.com
