Review of Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010) by William C — 03 Sep 2015

Resident Evil: Afterlife is an action-packed thrill ride in 3D. Taking place after Resident Evil: Extinction, it picks up where that movie left off. Alice takes the fight to Umbrella and goes after Albert Wesker, the chairman and CEO of Umbrella.

Wesker actually looks and acts like Wesker this time. He has his slicked back blonde hair, sun glasses, trench coat, and superhuman powers. He is played by Shawn Roberts this time, instead of Jason O Mara, who played him in the last movie.

Shawn really does well in the role, and captures Wesker from the games. Milla Jovovich returns as Alice, Ali Larter returns as Claire Redfield, Spencer Locke returns as K-Mart, and Sienna Gulliory finally makes her long-awaited return as Jill Valentine.

This movie only introduces 1 new character from the game, Chris Redfield, played by Wentworth Miller. You might know him from the series Prison Break. I honestly think they could have cast someone better, but Wentworth does a decent job with the role.

The only new enemy the movie introduces, is The Executioner from the newest game Resident Evil 5. The previous zombies and zombie dobermans make a return, but are more "advanced" in this film.

This movie mainly takes elements from the most recent game Resident Evil 5 and also Code Veronica. It was nice to see Paul W.S. Anderson return to the series as director, as I thought the first Resident Evil film was the best one.

This movie would have to be tied with Apocalypse as my second favorite Resident Evil movie. I enjoyed it much better than the last movie Extinction. I also liked how Alice was stripped of her powers and finally became a normal human again.

I thought if she had retained her powers, Wesker, and the undead creatures would have been no match for her. Out of all 4 movies, Afterlife has the most over-the-top action. The action scenes and special effects are great, and the 3D is amazing.

It was the same Real D technology used in My Bloody Valentine 3D. The 3D alone makes this movie worth checking out. If you are not a huge Resident Evil fan, and or haven't been following the movie series, you may find this movie to be confusing and unenjoyable.

However, if you are a hardcore fan of the games and have been watching all the movies, you should be satisfied with this one.