ftraxler The whole story makes no sense. Too many contradictions to the previous movies. The Author seemed not to know any of the preceeding storylines. It destroys the fun of watching all other parts, even if they stopped being that great at the end of part four. The only movie in my life i wished i'd never seen. Wanted it to stop since minute 10. However, the movie itself is not that bad made...Do yourself a favour and DO NOT WATCH!!

Purdinator You'd be forgiven for being surprised that the "Resident Evil" series has made it through six movies. Ever since the original's debut in 2002, the series has been pumping out zombie horror and breakneck action on a fairly regular schedule, turning a tidy, if unspectacular, profit while doing so. Though, apart from the seemingly endless journey of venerable heroine Milla Jovovich, there's been little development of story across installments. One is much like another, as is the bleak and familiar ground they cover, and that's quite good enough. So, it's actually refreshing to see series progenitor, director and writer Paul W.S. Anderson, seek to bring it to a conclusion.Disregarding a sizable share of previous plot lines, Anderson introduces a detailed backstory that transitions to the blank slate the previous installment left things at. Jovovich is back, and the stakes couldn't be higher. The few remaining humans on the T-virus-ravaged Earth will die in 48 hours, unless Jovovich can make it back to Raccoon City, where the menace began, and release an airborne anti-virus.It's a simple, effective plot, and sets the stage for a rapid pace that does the film credit. Characterization and dialogue have never been strong suits for the series, so it's agreeable that the focus is almost fully on the action. And, you have to admit, it's fun to watch, if not anything particularly original. Before she even reaches the remains of Raccoon City, Jovovich dispatches a flying beastie (looking like something from a Dio album cover) with a claymore mine and, in a scene reminiscent of "Mad Max", escapes from a rolling Umbrella Corporation fortress on a pilfered motorbike. That leads in to a series of escalating confrontations that confirm Anderson as a skilled director of action, though far too quick with his cuts, as well as a voracious appropriator of popular cinema. Beyond "Mad Max", there are references to touchstones as diverse as "Pirates of the Caribbean", Guy Ritchie's "Sherlock Holmes" films, and (in a particularly amusing moment) "RoboCop".Jovovich acquits herself well, per usual, as the scrappy heroine, dispensing killshots and one-liners with aplomb. She also gets an opportunity to stretch her character out, in a way the series has not previously allowed. Providing support is Ali Larter, an on-again, off-again presence in the series whose impact here is negligible. She's given little interesting to say or do, besides watch Jovovich's back. Her role could have been filled just as easily by Ruby Rose, who appears in a smaller part as another survivor joining the assault on Umbrella's base beneath Raccoon City.And that base is something to see; it's probably the best of the series' numerous callbacks to Resident Evil's video game house of horrors roots. Chock full of nasty contraptions, esoteric security measures, and horrifying revelations, it's a fantastic playground for any action flick, let alone a film with the minimal ambitions on display here. Better still, it's overseen by the series' best villain, Iain Glen, who has returned following his apparent death in the third installment (which is explained away succinctly). With his gravelly voice and imperious bearing, Glen can lace even the most preposterous dialogue with crawling menace. He well overshadows fellow baddie Shawn Roberts, relegating him to the status of a walking mannequin modeling leather wear from the Keanu Reeves line. The same can often be said of the film's other supporting characters, who mainly serve their limited purposes delivering trite dialogue before bowing out with appropriately gruesome deaths. There's little deviation from the Resident Evil formula established previously, but that formula is executed very effectively here. And while this film's blatant disregard for previous attempts at building a greater continuity will likely turn off longtime fans, or just those who have a thing for continuity, it's perversely admirable that Anderson finds himself so willing to just charge ahead with what works (admittedly, he hasn't got a lot to choose from on that score). All in all, the series is wrapped up with a presentable enough finish in an undemanding hour-and-a-half. If Anderson could rein in those quick cuts (and maybe refrain from writing), he could be on to something.

ritera1 I find Paul WS Anderson a talented guy in the action field, but lacking in ambition and depth to his films. He's found a business niche that is very global (and not really very American in storytelling). But he does little to bring new and original material to the genre.He's doing B and even C films, by and large, but does end up keeping up the pace for a very long time and bringing a quality look to the films. The twist of Alice being a clone at the end was good, though.Jovovich sells the action throughout but not sure about the casting for the rest of these films. I would have no idea of they're good actors or not being that they are given next to nothing to work with. Glen is a good nemisis but still really doesn't have much more to work with. He has a prolific career but is not very memorable.I've watched all the films and generally like them all, even though they are not really that notable beyond the look at the pace. Something to learn from, but not much. There are good action details in such but few and far between. I'm sure it's very difficult to cut such sequence so heavily and quickly but I more like a flow that Chinese action is more proficient at.

Darren Michaels Alice is told to do something. Run, run, fight, fight. Meets some people from a previous film. More running and fighting She meets some people who explains what's been happening. She does what she needs to do in the nick of timeTHE END.