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Resident Evil: Retribution Review

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2.5

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You can't terminate Project Alice. Read full review

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  • 2.0
    39

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  • 30

    out of 100

    The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

    She's (Milla Jovovich) constantly being besieged by a seemingly never-ending series of monsters, and we -- at least every couple of years or so -- are forced to sit through yet another installment of the mind-numbing series.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    The New York Times Jeannette Catsoulis

    Taking place almost entirely inside computer-simulated global locations, "Retribution" moves closer than ever to its airless video game roots.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Village Voice Nick Pinkerton

    Anderson['s] lavish visual imagination is matched to a placeholder idea of character that's almost avant-garde in its generic stylization, dialogue buffed of personality by passing through 10,000 previous movies.

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  • 40

    out of 100

    Los Angeles Times Robert Abele

    As always, Jovovich's game face is admirable - whether giving gunslinger shade or play-acting a protective mother storyline straight-outta-Cameron. But it can't be easy when all around her are line readings that recall the glory days of baroquely dull foreign-movie dubbing.

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  • 67

    out of 100

    Entertainment Weekly Clark Collis

    Writer-director W.S. Anderson's overseeing of the Resident Evil zombie franchise has proven to be both lunatically haphazard and dementedly enthusiastic.

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4

IMAX & 3D is BEST! by vipraygarcia
Go see it in IMAX 3D and watch the blood splatter out the screen. Not as good as Avengers - then again nothing was this summer...certainly better than The Expendables 2 a total cheesy laughable movie. Milla still looks great for a flat chested woman and the movie certainly left it open for yet another sequel.

3

Wait for the DVD by tmarankin
I'm a big fan of the Resident Evil series. However, I was totally disappointed with this latest installment. I did like the fight choreography though. Milla, of course, was sensational as well as the other big name actors. Everyone else was doing B-movie acting or worse. Who wrote this dialogue? Fire them immediately please! Also, as an intelligent person, I questioned most of the situations because they were kind of silly. Example: Why would the team need a computer program or GPS to figure out how to escape to the back of the store? How did Alice suddenly know sign language to talk to her clone-child? I sincerely believe they only made this movie as a precursor to a video game. Therefore, wait for the DVD release.

1

Resident Evil: Retribution or should I say Ridicules! by gomothepromo
The movie should be called Resident Evil: Ridicules. I love the series of Resident Evil movies until now! Acting/BAD, story plot/RIDICULES, action segments/OK but not enough of them, computer generated graphics/POOR. Essentially, a waste of money and boring! Save your money and go see End of Watch!

4

Alice Is At It Again...Big, Loud, Beautiful and Well-Armed. by Alon Patterson
If you've followed this saga in film this far, the current installment won't disappoint you, as it represents yet another chapter in what appears to be an endless story(line). Still, this one is just as fun to watch as all the others and for the exact same reasons. Plus, you won't get a headache trying to follow the plot line (as in Total Recall). There's actually very little time for a plot here though, what with all the endless creature murder, violent angst and physically impossible body language...Side Note: One mustn?t spend too much time on that body language comment, as the posters alone speak loudly to this point. Without criticism, frankly it amazes me just how many different ways a movie murder can be performed without becoming monotonous. Don't bother counting them here either. You'll never get an accurate figure. All-in-all, this movie's entertaining and worth its ticket price. What more can you ask? Free popcorn? You're dreaming. See this movie. It's not bad.

4

Y'all are trippin! by keetdamodel
Sorry, but I really loved this movie...well I am not sorry I feel like my opinion is valid here. This was a good movie..I am a diehard resident evil fan, and this movie totally had me on the edge of my seat because I just didn't know what to expect next. They brought back some essential characters that didn't make such a debut but it is only because it is setting you up for what's next! I just wanted to know what was going on, and the movie explains it. Go see this movie, and at the end of the day if you're a fan, no matter how much you DIDN'T like it guess what? YOU WILL GO TO SEE THE NEXT ONE JUST 'CAUSE YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN IT! And that's that's the point! However some of the acting had me laughing but hey it's all good...still worth the money! GO SEE IT! Milla and Michelle ROCK! My 2 favorite actresses of all time!

5

Evil Goes global by damenist1
This movie was action packled, supensful, and had scenes that made you jump out of your seat. It truely added a new unique flavor to the Resident Evil. One that really unfolds all the gaps, leaving you toward the final chapter in this saga. I should also mention the specail effects and animation were out od this world

3

it was ok by Minni318
Wasn't as great as i expected, not as great as the others, but all in all its ok. I wish I hadn't spent the money to see it in IMAX thinking it was going to be as great as the others but oh well.

3

It was ok
I needed a story mode, Im a fan of resident evil, me and my husband even play the game and after watching this tonight I feel like i play the game all over again but gotta wait until the next one to come out to finish the game.

5

Resident Evil Fan by ivery2139
This movie is great, alot of action, great specail effects, and they also left it open to have another resident evil movie. Everyone should go and see it

3

resident evil retribution .... IMAX by DannyMike
was okay.... opening was very 3d and Imax-yyy and then the rest of the movie I didn't know why it was in 3D or at the Imax.... she is great... chase the same as the other movies... nice to see some old characters back even though they have died and died again

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