RESIDENT EVIL 2: APOCALYPSE

stars milla jovoich
2.5/5
you know those movies that look nice but have nothing to offer? well, RE2 is one of those movies. the film has some unique kinda of direction, with irreverent camera angles and fast-paced action. the whole film looks like one big set in that everything looks straight out of an ikea catalogue - not in untreated pine or lacquered steel, but everything is just too perfect to be in the real world.
anyways, the film opens with a recap of what happened in the first (and probably better) film then goes into the full-blown action of zombies killing everyone in racoon city, the troops sent in to save them, and any other poor bugger caught in the locked-down city. the "nemesis" project is kind of cool however, an uber-zombie that has huge guns and a brain that thinks about more than jsut his next meal. its funny how the nemesis project is supposed to be the equivalent of jovoich's character - he's on ugly mother-f'er.
so you can expect action, explosions, skimpy outfits, zombies, those rabid zombie dogs that just come out of nowhere, and of course, milla jovovich.
the most interesting aspect of this film is its examination of the power of the media. there's one character in it whose an tv reporter and carries a SONY DVC (if you don't remember that from my blog, you'll certainly remember it when you watch the film) and documents everything to expose umbrella corporations' biological atrocities. but you'll just have to watch the film to see how racoon city gets out of this one!

i would really like to give this film a "3", but there were some really crappy editing and one horrible actor (not jovovich, btw). the film is good just to watch and have a bit of a laugh, but to jovovich's credit there is one scene that really displays her acting talent.

-LOki