Paul W S Andersons videogame adaptation arrives on Blu-ray, but how does it fare?
Paul W S Anderson may not be a fantastic director, but hes not Uwe Boll.
Shes like Ripley and Sarah Connor rolled into one.
Together, they escape the building and set out to find the sanctuary that is Arcadia.
Arcadia, it turns out, isnt the land of hope that Alice expected.
It is an Umbrella facility that has been experimenting on survivors lured there with a promise of sanctuary.
The zombies are truly plague ridden, combining the best of every zombie film you could imagine.
Secondary characters are pure caricatures, running the gamut from brave and heroic to snide and cowardly.
Wentworth Miller is convincing as the stoically, masculine soldier, Chris Redfield.
Even worse is the overuse of slow motion.
Theyd surely get further if they moved at normal speed.
The CGI work is, for the most part, exceptionally high quality.
Particularly fantastic moments include the purging of Umbrella: Tokyo.
Deleted and Extended Scenesrun for just under seven minutes and feature eight alternate takes and deleted scenes.
Over all, though, theres hardly anything groundbreaking to be seen here.
Outtakesruns for four and a half minutes and features various accidents and moments of foolishness on the set.
Youll either like it or find it cringe-worthy as you watch the cast fooling around.
Sneak Peek of Resident Evil: Damnationis a look at the upcoming CG sequel toResident Evil: Degeneration.
Whilst it may fall short in many ways, the film is well produced, directed and acted.
Film:
Resident Evil: Afterlifeis out now on Blu-ray andavailable from the Den Of Geek Store.
Rating:
2 out of 5
