Resident Evil - Apocalypse (2004)
Average Rating: 3.9/10
Reviews Counted: 124
Fresh: 26 | Rotten: 98
Resident Evil: Apocalypse has lots of action, but not much in terms of plot or creativity.
Average Rating: 3.3/10
Critic Reviews: 28
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 25
Resident Evil: Apocalypse has lots of action, but not much in terms of plot or creativity.
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Average Rating: 3.3/5
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Movie Info
One of the only survivors of a man-made plague joins forces with a team of private warriors in a bid to save what's left of the Earth in this sequel to Resident Evil, the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game. Picking up where the first film left off, Resident Evil: Apocalypse finds Alice (Milla Jovovich) still battling the living dead who are overtaking Raccoon City, inoculated with an anti-virus by the nefarious and all-powerful Umbrella Corporation (in addition to the virus itself).
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Cast
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Milla Jovovich
Alice -
Sienna Guillory
Jill Valentine -
Oded Fehr
Carlos Olivera, Carlos ... -
Thomas Kretschmann
Major Cain -
Sophie Vavasseur
Angie Ashford -
Razaaq Adoti
Sgt. Peyton Wells -
Jared Harris
Dr. Charles Ashford -
Mike Epps
L.J. -
Sandrine Holt
Terri Morales -
Matthew G. Taylor
Nemesis -
Chris Benson
Lance Halloran -
Simon Elise Girard
Chopper Pilot #1 -
Iain Glen
Dr. Isaacs -
Stephen Paul Hart
Featured City Hall Unde... -
Robert Morelli
Director -
Roman Podhora
Leader Umbrella Guard -
Zack Ward
Nicholai Sokolov -
Tim Burd
Refugee #1 -
Pierre Henry
Screaming Soldier -
Eric Mabius
Matt Addison -
Ed Fielding
Featured City Hall Unde... -
Dave Nichols
Captain Henderson -
Sandi Stahlbrand
Reporter #1 -
Shaun Austin-Olsen
Priest -
Jo Chim
Network Anchor #1 -
Kevin Hare
Home Owner, Scientist -
Larissa Gomes
Reporter #3 -
Jim Codrington
Lieutenant -
Billy Khoury
Suit #3 -
Megan Fahlenbock
Marla Mapes -
Jazz Mann
Reporter #2 -
Amber Marshall
Daughter -
Martin Martinuzzi
Overworked Detective -
Derek Aasland
Featured "Surplus" Unde... -
Gregory White
Lab Technician -
Frank Chiesurin
Sniper -
Chris Marren
Guard -
Ted Ludzik
Burly Cop #2 -
Kelly Fiddick
Reflection Undead -
Billy Parrott
Security Guard -
Aaron Abrams
Assistant -
Dean Copkov
Chopper Pilot #2 -
Geny Walters
Mrs. Priest -
Stefan Hayes
Yuri Loginova -
Geoffrey Pounsett
Mackenzie -
Brad Borbridge
Overworked Sergeant -
Ron Benjamin
Bum -
Heather Dick
Older Woman -
Alex Courey
Suit #1 -
John DeToro
Suit #2 -
Sava Drayton
Suit #4 -
Nicole Ann St. Hill
Undead Gaudy Hooker -
Ricardo Betancourt
Burly Cop #1 -
Michelle Latimer
Tech #1 -
Catherine Burdon
Tech #2 -
Rebecca Sims
Undead Little Girl -
Christopher Weedon
Undead Little Boy #1 -
Derek Asland
Featured Graveyard Unde... -
Richard Harte
Featured Graveyard Unde... -
Jeff White
Chopper Pilot #4 -
Natalie Charles
Refugee #2 -
Deborah Valente
Tech -
Malcolm Xerxes
Featured City Hall Unde... -
Michy Gustavia
Featured City Hall Unde... -
Shane Mackinnon
Featured City Hall Unde... -
Tom Gerhardt
Zombie Dad -
Venice Grant
Undead Stripper #1 -
Ana Danilina
Undead Stripper #2 -
Ingrid Johansson
Featured IV Woman Undea... -
Jeffrey Weedon
Undead Little Boy #2 -
Melanie Tonello
Featured Undead Kid #1 -
Annabel Chu
Featured Undead Kid #2 -
Joey Jefferson
Featured Undead Kid #3 -
Heather Braaten
Featured Rooftop Undead... -
Joey Beck
Featured Rooftop Undead... -
Eric Morgan
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Gene Pyrz
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Torquil Colbo
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Peter C. Wylde
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Garry Geddes
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Dionne Renee
Featured Undead City Wa... -
Janessa Crimi
Featured Undead Kid #4 -
Dan Ellery
Featured "Surplus" Unde... -
Sharon Moore
Featured "Surplus" Unde... -
Bobby Prochaska
Network Anchor #2 -
Brian King
Umbrella Gate Guard -
Rob Hall
Featured School Undead -
Matt Addison
Flashbacks From Residen... -
Joanna Cook Moore
Featured Undead City Wa...
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All Critics (124) | Top Critics (28) | Fresh (29) | Rotten (100) | DVD (33)
The heart plummets at the prospects for a follow-up.
Is it utopian to expect better of the next first-person shooter that comes to the screen?
The undead are back to stumbling in the dark, sometimes even in blurry slo-mo, making the many packs of them about as terrifying as the mobs waiting for Matt and Katie outside the Today studio.
Obviously padded, too long on action, and painfully short on irony.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse accomplishes the odd feat of having several things going on at once yet never being terribly exciting.
... dreadful piece of work.
proves it's not necessarily 'game over' for the video-game movie genre.
By-the-numbers gory horror flick -- not for kids.
Loud, messy, senseless, pointless, and cheesy.
Milla Jovovich still deserves much of the credit for the film's short-term success.
This lamely scripted sequel based on the popular video game begins where the tense, gruesome original ended but is quite inferior.
Another underwhelming entry to another underwhelming franchise.
The thing is Anderson and Witt cannot decide what to focus on.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is utterly shameless whereas its predecessor tried to play things with a straight face.
A riveting, well-acted, above average example of the horror genre.
A riveting, well-acted, above average example of the horror genre.
Just because a film is about the undead, that doesn't mean the film itself has to feel like it was made by the undead or for the undead.
Nothing short of pathetic.
Fans of the games will have fun spotting the Easter eggs on display, but precious little else. Indeed, the chief horror here is the cliffhanger promising a third instalment.
Un autre exemple navrant qui permet à une initiative déjà peu reluisante de se rapprocher un peu plus du fond du baril.
There are times when the film, just like the original, shows that it could be something more
Rent an old Romero flick or hook up your Nintendo; either one will be cheaper and more satisfying.
Marks a departure from the original film in terms of structure, scope, and pacing. Considering that the original was actually watchable, this is not an entirely good thing.
[Of] Shaun of the Dead, 28 Days Later, and Dawn of the Dead (either version)... this one's going to be the first to slip your memory.
Audience Reviews for Resident Evil - Apocalypse
Super Reviewer
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- Jill Valentine: [meeting Alice for the first time] Who the fuck are you?
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- L.J.: GTA motherfucker! Yeah 10 points!
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- Dr. Charles Ashford: You do what you want, I'm staying!
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- Nemesis: S.T.A.R.S.
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- Alice: Wait, there's something down there.
- Sgt. Peyton Wells: I don't see anything.
- Alice: That doesn't alter the fact that there *is* something down there.
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- Alice: I'm sorry. That's just the way it is.
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Top Critic
Suddenly a bright shines through the huge stained glass window...'Alice' blows through the glass mounted on top of a motorbike. She lands perfectly, informs the survivors to take cover and proceeds to blow away all the 'Lickers' one by one in an eye shattering display of slow motion action enough to give any fanboy a hard on. At this exact moment the franchise dies, this is where the 'Resi Evil' film franchise loses the gritty grown up 'Aliens' clone formula of the first film and enters the realm of hyper martial arts and lots and lots of slow motion action.
The character of 'Alice' has been experimented on since the last film, apparently, which now gives her superhuman strength, speed and agility. This in turn takes the character and the film into the world of 'The matrix' and absurd action set pieces.
Don't get me wrong the film isn't entirely bad, the atmosphere and visuals of the film are decent whilst the abandoned 'Raccoon City' is created very well. You do get a great sense of dread from the deserted city, it feels dangerous and eerie with a really nice dark tone.
The film is still pretty adult I must say, there is plenty of blood, some gore and quite a few jump in your seat moments. The general survival concept is along the same lines as the first film with a small band of people trying to escape the City, its a solid idea which works. The problem is the inclusion of 'Alice' who drags the film down utterly with her over the top macho invincibility.
The inclusion of 'Nemesis' was of course required by all Resi fans and he is faithfully created, amazingly, although a bit rubbery. Not being a fanboy myself I just don't get why the 'Umbrella Corp' would release this huge monster simply to kill the remaining 'S.T.A.R.S.' members. Was this some kind of field test? and the fact they planned to nuke the City wouldn't that somewhat negate their precious creation?. On top of that they make 'Alice' fight this big guy for no real reason other than to have an exciting finale fight in the film...oh and something about seeing who is stronger, err why???. All that work just to have him fight 'Alice'?!.
The problem as said before is quite simply the character of 'Alice' and the fact we have to follow her around from one superhero sequence to the next. On top of that you have the pathetic alpha female rivalry between 'Jill' and 'Alice' (and both actresses) as both compete for sexiest zombie killer. 'Jill' wins purely down to her ridiculously skimpy outfit which is obviously in there just for the teen male audience. Because of course most special unit cops wear tight hot pants and a tight vest when in terror situations...wait this is a serious film?.
Its a brave attempt which literately just keeps its head above the waves and manages to be a reasonable film. Shame about all the slow motion crap but this is what happens when Jovovich is in a film. The film is basically let down by stupid action sequences which vomit on your suspension of disbelief, had these bits been more sensible or relatively realistic then the film could have been pretty solid.