Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

The fourth in the franchise of live-action Resident Evil films. They really upped the cheese factor on this one. So many unexplained things going on plus the introduction of new zombies but with no explanation as to what they were. Instead, they were just taken in stride as if it was another day in the post-apocalyptic world. That and a new device attached to people that had no explanation either.

Anyhow...

Milla Jovovich is back, and back, and back, and back, at least for ten minutes. They took a fun concept from the last film and completely erased it in the first ten minutes of the film. They also took the Alice factor and removed it later in the film. It's like they wanted to restart but in the process they removed all of the stuff that was cool about the first few films.

The story, what there is of it, focuses on Alice searching for Arcadia (mentioned in the last film). In the process she hooks back up with Claire Redfield and they go searching together. They find some survivors, help them escape, and find Arcadia, only to be disappointed. In the process new zombies show up including one almost straight out of Silent Hill.

This one is easy to categorize as the worst so far, even with Paul W.S. Anderson returning to write and direct it. It's just so all over the place that it makes no sense. Oh, and I do love Doberman zombies but by now, four films into the franchise, aren't they a little overused? That and Wesker. He's just occupying space again. In the video games I remember him being much more of a threat.

Anyhow, I say this is the worst but it's still a fun, cheesy, popcorn film. If you want brainless, you've got it in spades with this one. Don't think about it and you'll be OK.

I'll recommend this one again but not with as much vigor as the previous three. I'm knocking it down by 1/2 a star because of it being so high in cholesterol with all of that cheese!