Empty “Retribution” is no retribution for its audience
“Resident Evil: Retribution” is the latest “Resident
Evil” film, the 5th in this film series based on the video games,
and it continues the mediocre but slick entertainment from director and writer
Paul W.S. Anderson and his wife/star Milla
Jovovich, who can thank her husband (or maybe not) for her roles in these vacuous,
derivative films. In this outing, Jovovich’s character Alice continues to
battle the evil Umbrella Corporation, whose deadly T virus continues to ravage
the Earth. Alice once again (as in the previous films) awakens and hunts those
responsible for the latest outbreak, though she is in a race against time
before it destroys everything she’s ever known. The “Resident Evil” films are
action films made for the masses who care little about characters and all about
the action. On that note, “Retribution” will entertain and likely be another
hit for its director and star, but it’s really more of the same with more explosions
and fast-paced scenes. Just as with the video games, these films can go on and
on, regardless of who dies and who lives (not that you care about any of the
characters). The special effects, costumes, set direction and explosions all
serve the film well, it’s just devoid in the way of story, acting and
characters, really anything of cinematic substance. “Resident Evil: Retribution”
only proves that audiences enjoy mindless action thrillers based on video games
and will watch just about anything. Like the other films in this series, it’s a
piece of junk, but an entertaining one.
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