Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Cast: Milla Jovovich, Ali Larter, Shawn Roberts, Ruby Rose, Eoin Macken

Rated: 6/10

This is the sixth one in the series and is called the Final Chapter. But there have been many final chapters in many movies which have opened and reopened much after their profession finalities, much like the careers of many a Pakistani cricketer. So, Resident Evil buffs need not go in just for the final hurrah or loyalties to the franchise over the years.

What they need to buy the ticket for is Milla Jovovich, the keen fighting woman action lady who has led the series from the front with all her killings, chases, muscle flexing and, of course, futuristic gun-toting. She is good and engaging in this one too where she has to reach “The Hive” to dig out an anti-virus and rid humanity of the ultimate wipepout threat.

With her director husband keeping up the pace of the movie from behind the camera, though with some timefoolery and over-the-top, wantonly aggressive action scenes, this chapter keeps up the interest nodes with agile clashes leading from one to the other fight.

Milla is the only fleshed out character in this crazed zombie chomping zone inhabited by a rogue scientist doctor, a programmed little girl wanting to do good, an aging techno diva played with perfect wrinkles and droop by Milla herself and, last but not the least, hordes and hordes of flesh tearing, enraged zombies.

As Milla has said in many interviews, this franchise is actually part of an era with which she has grown up and so it is life for her. It’s a way of life for theRE fans too so this one too shall make enough heads turn in the name of viability.

Watch if you are into it.

Source: Sunday Pioneer, 12 February, 2017