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Resident Evil:
Extinction
Directed by: Russell Mulcahy
Starring: Milla Jovovich
Genre:
Science Fiction/ Horror
Run Time: 95
min.
Release Date:
September 2007
On The Web:
Official
Site
Teaser:
Movie Trailer
Reviewed by
Byron Merritt |
Call me old fashion, but I
just love to see a good looking gal with sharp weapons beheading
zombies. The gal is none other than Russian-born supermodel turned
action star Milla Jovovich (ULTRAVIOLET). Most will probably
remember her from the sci-fi comedy hit, THE FIFTH ELEMENT where
she played Leeloo (aka The Fifth Element). The movie was an astounding
success and helped launch her into more mainstream films and out of her
B-movie dregs.
Milla was also picked up by the Resident Evil franchise in 2002 (films
based on the computer game), and she seems to have found her footing in
these betwixt-type slasher/zombie movies.
Reprising her role as Alice, a genetically enhanced human-machine, Milla
kicks some serious ass. She is reunited with love interest Carlos (Oded
Fehr, THE MUMMY series) and her wayward band of zombie dodging
wanderers while trying to keep a low profile from the genetic seekers
that live in an underground complex in desertville. These scientists are
trying to find a way to combat the increasing zombie threat. Problem is,
though, is that a power hungry mad scientist named Dr. Ashford (Jared
Harris, LADY IN
THE WATER) is developing a serum to help cure or tame the
zombies’ insatiable hunger for human flesh. But the serum goes awry and
Dr. Ashford becomes something of a monster himself.
Meanwhile, Alice and her buds are fighting off zombified crows and
left-over gamblers in Viva Las Vegas, all while the mad scientists bear
down on her.
The movie is what it is: a zombie flick that goes overboard when it
comes to the creation of a new creature. But the zombies are realistic
looking, and Milla looks (and acts) great as the reluctant desert hero,
trying to find out who she is and where life is taking her. You don’t
have to do a lot of thinking during the entire film; it’s all laid out
for you in wonderful slash-o-vision.
It would’ve been nice, though, if the screenplay hadn’t incorporated
this new creature I mention. That went so beyond anything that it truly
spoiled much that had come before.
Still, RESIDENT EVIL: EXTINCTION is a fun film to watch. And a must for Milla fans.
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Extinction
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Newsworthy:
The film was not screened
for critics, most likely due to the overwhelmingly-negative reviews of
the first two films.
Movie Quote: "Fire
it up! Let's get out of here!"
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