Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)

While still out to destroy the evil Umbrella Corporation, Alice joins a group of survivors who want to relocate to the mysterious but supposedly unharmed safe haven known only as Arcadia.

Director:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Writer:

Paul W.S. Anderson

Stars:

Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Kim Coates

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Milla Jovovich	...	Alice
Ali Larter	...	Claire Redfield
Kim Coates	...	Bennett
Shawn Roberts	...	Albert Wesker
Sergio Peris-Mencheta	...	Angel Ortiz
Spencer Locke	...	K-Mart
Boris Kodjoe	...	Luther West
Wentworth Miller	...	Chris Redfield
Sienna Guillory	...	Jill Valentine
Kacey Barnfield	...	Crystal
Norman Yeung	...	Kim Yong
Fulvio Cecere	...	Wendell
Ray Olubowale	...	Axeman
Christopher Kano	...	Sniper #1
Tatsuya Goke	...	Sniper #2

Storyline

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice (Jovovich), continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.

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Plot Keywords:

survivor | undead | umbrella | corporation | virus | 

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Taglines:

She's back...And she's bringing a few of her friends.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Horror | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sequences of strong violence and language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official site [Japan]

Country:

Germany France USA Canada

Language:

English Japanese Spanish

Release Date:

10 September 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Resident Evil 4

Filming Locations:

Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Budget:

$60,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,690,655 (UK) (10 September 2010)

Gross:

$60,128,566 (USA) (29 October 2010)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film Produktion, Davis-Films, Impact Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS DTS Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jensen Ackles was originally considered for the part of Leon S. Kennedy.

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Goofs

Throughout the series the undead must be shot in the head to be killed, whereas in this movie many undead are felled by body shots. This is not a goof: all the zombies that are shown to actually die are shot in the head. The rest are presumably only briefly incapacitated.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Alice: [narrating] My name is Alice. I worked for the Umbrella Corporation in a secret laboratory developing experimental viral weaponry. There was an incident. A virus escaped. Everybody died. Trouble was, they didn't stay dead. This was the start of an apocalypse that would sweep the entire world. The men responsible for this disaster took refuge underground and continued to experiment with the deadly T-Virus. They felt secure in their high-tech fortress. But they were wrong.

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Crazy Credits

SPOILER WARNING: After about a 1 minute or so of end credits there comes a surprise scene with Jill Valentine, even though Sienna Guillory receives screen credit before the scene appears.

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Connections

Referenced in The Distressed Watcher: Drive Angry (2011)

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Soundtracks

"The Catalyst"
Written by Chester Bennington, Rob Bourdon (as Robert Bourdon), Brad Delson,
Joseph Hahn, Mike Shinoda and Phoenix Farrell (as Dave Farrell)
Performed by Linkin Park
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Does exactly what I expected it would do - best of the first 4

I just got around to watching the RE films as I found a special offer for the first four on blu-ray for a very cheap price. I have never played any of the games, nor do I know anything about RE i.e. I am not a fanboy. Having watched all four back to back I have concluded that the ranking should be as follows (best to worst):

4th (2D version – the 3D version would almost certainly render it the worst of the 4), 2nd, 3rd (Mad Max homage), 1st

My logic is that these films seem to be a basic comic book bang-crash franchise and therefore they should be judged on their ability to deliver thrills, explosions and insanely silly plots. Four does this; two is an enjoyable remix of Escape from New York; three is OK but it really is a Mad Max rip-off; one looks like it came from the video game and no-one bothered to make it look like a film.

Once again I am dumbfounded by reviews which complain about the lack of logic and the many plot holes in these films about an uber-babe who fights zombies and blows things up. Go and watch a Merchant-Ivory film if those sort of things concern you.