| Original Score: 1/4 | Nov 24, 2011

True to series form, plot is nearly indiscernible, but this fourth installment in the sci-fi/horror/action franchise created by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson is the sleekest so far, thanks to 3D and star Milla Jovovich's body-hugging catsuit.

| Dec 20, 2010

Bound to please the legions of Milla fans who have doubtless poured over the extras-rich DVDs of the first three Resident Evils, as well as her please-sequel-this gem Ultra Violet.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Oct 15, 2010

At least you know what to expect with this sort of film, and you don't get anything more.

Full Review | Oct 13, 2010

Whether or not you are a series regular, you are unlikely to encounter anything here that you haven't met before in the sci-fi/horror movie universe.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 13, 2010

[The] Resident Evil saga continues to be one of the millennium's only adequate B-movie franchises.

| Original Score: B | Sep 19, 2010

Resident Evil: Afterlife lacks the humanity -- interesting characters, funny one-liners -- that made its predecessors enjoyable B-movies.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 16, 2010

The plot? Does it matter?

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Sep 16, 2010

This franchise has sailed far past rhyme and reason, and planted a flag in a whole new continent of crapness.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 15, 2010

Anderson makes often-inspiring use of the 3-D effects, though he never quite tops the opening Shibuya Crossing bloodbath.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2010

The action is easier to read than in most films of the genre, and therefore more enjoyable. Anderson makes particular use of sets and locations to wring out more bang for the stereoscopic buck.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 13, 2010

Afterlife lacks tension, dread, angst, humor-you name an emotion, it's not there.

| Original Score: 1/4 | Sep 13, 2010

Jovovich remains the lone light in the increasingly lackluster videogame-based zombie franchise, which barrels through its fourth installment with a threatened fifth on the way.

| Sep 11, 2010

Milla Jovovich sashays through the ludicrous mayhem once more, this time in 3D.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 11, 2010

Like pretty much all of Anderson's films, this one is half-baked. The half that's baked isn't too bad, though.

| Original Score: C+ | Sep 10, 2010

It's a lot of whiz with very little bang, and by the time the forgone cliffhanger conclusion rolled around I was teetering on the edge of boredom so fully that the incredulity of the last scene didn't bother me near as much as it should have.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 10, 2010

This witless installment features the usual ultra-slow-motion mayhem and helpful freeze-frames to allow us to admire the extra dimension. Fans will not be happy, however, to learn that Ms. Jovovich is more decently clothed this time around.

Full Review | Original Score: 1/5 | Sep 10, 2010

Resident Evil's appeal as a series is almost exclusively rooted in Jovovich's charisma. She combines the enigmatic magnetism of a silent-movie siren with the bravado of an action hero.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 10, 2010

Afterlife is slow-moving but relentless, and judging from a post-credits teaser that promises at yet another sequel, it has an unquenchable appetite for your brain cells.

| Original Score: D | Sep 10, 2010

State-of-the-art 3D effects add a welcome dose of visual freshness to the fourth installment of this video game-based franchise.

| Sep 10, 2010