Resident Evil: Apocalypse

Name: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: September 10, 2004
Duration: 94 min
Rating: 35
Cast: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Sienna Guillory

2004

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Screen Gems | Release Date: September 10, 2004 | R

Starring: Milla Jovovich, Oded Fehr, Sienna Guillory

Summary: In this terrifying adventure in survival horror, a deadly virus has been unleashed on the population of Raccoon City. (Sony Pictures)

Director: Alexander Witt

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 94 min

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Dave Kehr

Mr. Anderson's screenplay provides a steady series of inventive action situations, and the director, Alexander Witt, makes the most of them. His work is fast, funny, smart and highly satisfying in terms of visceral impact. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

Best enjoyed by keeping in mind the latest cinematic proposition that apocalyptic disaster doesn't bring out the worst in people, only the stupidest. Read full review

Lou Lumenick

There is nothing startlingly new in Resident Evil: Apocalpyse, but it is delivered with some panache and humor. Read full review

Chuck Wilson

This is efficient, soul-numbing moviemaking, diverting enough for blistering September afternoons when what's onscreen is secondary to how high they've cranked the air conditioning. Read full review

Scott Foundas

Calamitously uninspired and borderline incoherent, new pic lacks even those fleeting pleasures (namely, a sense of humor) that made the first film a passable popcorn attraction. Read full review

Cliff Doerksen

Not a fraction as scary as George Romero's low-budget "Night of the Living Dead." Fans of the first installment will probably like this too--it's essentially the same movie, plus helicopters and lots of flying glass. Read full review

Roger Ebert

An utterly meaningless waste of time...It is a dead zone, a film without interest, wit, imagination or even entertaining violence and special effects. Read full review

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Robin990

Jun 23, 2015

This Film is incredible, it's exact with Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil: Nemesis.It's incredible with the special Effect and Jill Valentine and Alice are an amazing couple

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NemesisC.

Feb 16, 2007

This movie was really cool it had a lot of action but yeah it wasn't long but it had a lot of action that movie entertained me that was the best action movie I've ever seen so far.

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akshatmahajan

Nov 7, 2020

I enjoyed this movie. I don't know about the other sequels yet but this one was fun to watch. Casting and acting was good. Plot was was little better than first one. Horror element was also good but there were negligible jump elements also. What I liked about the movie was that it didn'tI enjoyed this movie. I don't know about the other sequels yet but this one was fun to watch. Casting and acting was good. Plot was was little better than first one. Horror element was also good but there were negligible jump elements also. What I liked about the movie was that it didn't show everything straight, it tried to create suspense.

Overall, would recommend this to anyone who loves zombie movies.… Expand

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Kai82

Oct 26, 2020

The second movie of the franchise. It continues after the events of the prequel and uses the Resident Evil 2 and 3 games for inspiration while not being an adaptation of those. It continues the story of Alice who awakens in a hospital and escapes. Meanwhile Raccoon City is quarantined by theThe second movie of the franchise. It continues after the events of the prequel and uses the Resident Evil 2 and 3 games for inspiration while not being an adaptation of those. It continues the story of Alice who awakens in a hospital and escapes. Meanwhile Raccoon City is quarantined by the Umbrella Cooperation as the virus escapes their secret facility. They are in full damage control mode and want to silence all witnesses and destroy all evidence. Because Alice is a threat they send a newly developed enemy after her who will become her Nemesis;-). For me this movie is a hit and miss. Resident Evil 2 and 3 were excellent games back then and helped to shape the survival horror videogame genre and this franchise. I like that they use many ideas, themes and aspects of these games. My complaint is that they should have used more. Many of us thought that these 2 games are excellent choices for an adaptation. Another point is that this started the “What the f*** is Umbrella doing questions. From movie to movie their plans make less sense and become something maybe Nostradamus could arcive as the events and outcomes are not predictable nor should be included into a strategy. Also they start using characters from the games that are different in irritating ways. For example Jill Valentine is far less competent while being the same character. Resident Evil 3 Jill Valentine would do really well in this setting and does not need help. Carlos and Nicolai are not up to their counterparts. The Nemesis is nothing against his menacing counterpart that haunts you. Gamers still feel terror when they hear his deep scratching voice saying “Staaars”. What saves this for me are the actors. Again Milla Jovovich is great as Alice, Sienna Guillory is still a good Jill Valentine that I could imagine in her own movie. I like also the Ashford family here. The story is engaging but a bit foreseeable. I could strangely predict many twists and outcomes. This might sound to negative as I still enjoyed this movie. It is not a mistake or even bad. However it is also nothing you will remember often or discus with friends in “movies we could / should / must rewatch” arguments. Overall a solid sequel and worth watching but not remembering.… Expand

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imthenoob

Jul 22, 2019

It is certainly the one film of the franchise that genuinely tries to incorporate the most RE lore into it. Nemesis was fun to watch but sadly not as heavily featured as I hoped he would be. I think adding Jill was a bit forced as we already had a strong female protagonist in Alice and IIt is certainly the one film of the franchise that genuinely tries to incorporate the most RE lore into it. Nemesis was fun to watch but sadly not as heavily featured as I hoped he would be. I think adding Jill was a bit forced as we already had a strong female protagonist in Alice and I felt that Jill took a lot of the screentime away from her.

Apocalypse also suffered from a lot of poor directing (constant close-ups, parts needlessly in slow motion) that made the movie a bit of an eyesore at times. The story featured far too many branching narratives that poorly come together rather than simplifying it a bit in order to focus on developing characters that could potentially be in the franchise for the long term.

Overall, It was certainly a watchable movie, which far exceeds what I can say about most films in the franchise, but it is far from perfect.… Expand

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realjaytheboom

Mar 8, 2022

Resident Evil Apocalypse: Now this was not as bad. Well I was half right because I’m just getting in to spoilers now when Nemesis comes on the screen he delivers big time and he actually looks good because I guarantee someone is in a suit but that doesn’t explain why this look bad. There isResident Evil Apocalypse: Now this was not as bad. Well I was half right because I’m just getting in to spoilers now when Nemesis comes on the screen he delivers big time and he actually looks good because I guarantee someone is in a suit but that doesn’t explain why this look bad. There is so much slow motion camera movement looks gross and the CGI on the Lickers again look even worse now. But Alice’s character is somehow even worse because she got infected with the T-Virus and that makes her like superhuman why. But to the films credit their are three things that are good they brought Nemesis and Jill Valentine in the movie and the black dude or just the comic relief he was actually hilarious. Overall not as bad as the first but still bad if you want to watch it go ahead just prepare for the most **** ending of a life time.… Expand

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DanielR.

Sep 19, 2005

Just think of it as pieces lifted from any number of the Living Dead flicks--just about any one of which has it over this thing, poorly remembered views of Milla Jovovich as she was in Fifth Element, patently CGI effects, and assorted random and uninvolving "action."

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