Critics Consensus: Resident Evil: Retribution Not Screened -- Guess the Tomatometer!
Plus, Finding Nemo 3D, The Master, and Arbitrage are Certified Fresh.
This week at the movies, we've got a zombie apocalypse (Resident Evil: Retribution, starring Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez and and a Pixar classic (Finding Nemo 3D, with voice work by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres). What do the critics have to say?
Resident Evil: Retribution
30%
When the apocalypse comes, the only things likely to survive will be cockroaches and the Resident Evil franchise. Unfortunately, Resident Evil: Retribution wasn't screened for U.S. critics prior to its release, so we can't tell you how it stacks up with its four (critically panned) predecessors. This time out, Alice (Milla Jovovich) takes her fight against the Umbrella Corporation and its hordes of flesh-eating zombies from Japan to America to Russia, learning secrets about her mysterious past along the way. Hey, everyone - it's time to guess the Tomatometer! (And check out this week's Total Recall, in which we run down some noteworthy fifth installments.)
Finding Nemo 3D
99%
Pixar doesn't lack for masterpieces, but Finding Nemo 3D is a jewel that shines particularly brightly in the studio's crown. Upon its release in 2003, it drew raves from the critics and was Pixar's biggest box-office hit until Toy Story 3 came along. Now it's getting the 3D treatment, so audiences can once again bask in this Certified Fresh modern classic about a clownfish on a mission to rescue his son from captivity.
Also opening this week in limited release:
- Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Philip Seymour Hoffman in a drama about a navy vet who falls under the spell of a new religious leader, is Certified Fresh at 88 percent.
- Cane Toads: The Conquest, a 3D documentary about the spread of the titular amphibians across Australia, is at 87 percent.
- Arbitrage, starring Richard Gere and Susan Sarandon in a thriller about a hedge fund mogul whose placid surface belies adultery and fraud, is Certified Fresh at 82 percent.
- 10 Years, starring Channing Tatum and Justin Long in a comedy about a group of old friends who gather for a high school reunion, is at 82 percent.
- Francine, starring Melissa Leo in a drama about a woman struggling to adapt to her surroundings after being released from prison, is at 80 percent.
- Liberal Arts, starring Josh Radnor and Elizabeth Olsen in a comedy about a man who gets a new lease on life upon returning to his alma mater, is at 63 percent.
- Step Up To The Plate, a documentary about a legendary chef passing the family business on to his son, is at 44 percent.
Vincent Signorile
17 for resident evil
Sep 13 - 04:47 PM
Rebecca Clark
LOL maybe xD
Sep 13 - 05:00 PM
Dave J
25% is not a bad rating for a movie that is not screened for critics as opposed to other films that were and scored less than that!
Sep 14 - 01:27 PM
Todd Garry
Keep telling yourself that...
Sep 16 - 07:13 PM
Dave J
well I was only thinking in comparison to the worst reviewed "Twilight" film which you've had probably saw and the high percentage of critics that did see it makes 35% of Resident Evil a little better, doesn't it!
Sep 17 - 12:02 PM