Resident Evil: The Final Chapter

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter Game Over, Resident Evil (the movie franchise). You Died! Genre: Action Horror Thriller Science-Fiction Directed By: Paul W. S. Anderson Produced By: Jeremy Bolt Paul W. S. Anderson Robert Kulzer Samuel Hadida Written By: Paul W. S. Anderson Based On: Resident Evil by Capcom Starring: Milla Jovovich Iain Glen Ali Larter Shawn Roberts Eoin Macken Fraser James Ruby Rose Rola William Levy Photography: Color Cinematography: Glen MacPherson Distributed By: Sony Pictures Releasing Release Date: December 23, 2016 (Tokyo) January 25, 2017 (France) January 26, 2017 (Germany) January 27, 2017 (United States) February 3, 2017 (United Kingdom) Runtime: 106 mintues Country: Germany United Kingdom United States France Canada Australia Language: English Budget: $40 million Box Office: $312.2 million Franchise: Resident Evil Prequel: Resident Evil: Retribution

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter is a 2016 action, horror, sci-fi movie based on the video game franchise by Capcom. It was directed and written by Paul W.S. Anderson and stars Milla Jovovich (known for Ultraviolet), Iain Glen, Ali Larter, and Shawn Roberts. It is the sixth and final adaption of the Resident Evil series. It was premiered in Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2016, and later would get released internationally in January 2017.

Plot

The T-virus unleashed by the evil Umbrella Corp. has spread to every corner of the globe, infesting the planet with zombies, demons, and monsters. Alice (Milla Jovovich), a former Umbrella employee turned rogue warrior, joins her friends on a last-chance mission to storm the company's headquarters located deep underneath what used to be Raccoon City. But the Red Queen (Ever Anderson) knows that Alice is coming, and the final battle will determine if the rest of mankind lives or dies.

Why It's NOT a Final Chapter Ever

1. The camera is extremely shaky and there is no way of telling what is happening.
2. Poor editing throughout the film. The amount of jump cuts in this film are absolutely ridiculous, making all the action scenes painful to watch. This also applies to the entire movie overall, for example, a simple scene of a guy slicking his hair for some reason needed two jump cuts.
3. There are a lot of plot holes throughout the entire movie which is either explained in the official novel or left completely uncovered.
4. A lot of likable characters from the previous films (like Ada Wong, Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy, and Chris Redfield) are not mentioned in this film and are completely removed from existence.
5. In Resident Evil: Retribution the previous movie they promise a "big battle" , but the events in this movie take place after the "big battle". So basically, they tricked us.
6. No more trademark slow-motion reversed action scenes that were used to tell the viewers what happened previously.
7. Lights are turned on and off for muzzle flashes.
8. Overuse of jumpscares.
9. Some scenes rip off Mad Max: Fury Road.
10. Horrible CGI and horrible green screen effects.
11. The soundtrack, while decent, is somewhat forgettable.
12. Many of the new characters are generic.
13. Horrible story.
14. Albert Wesker is the most powerful, dangerous, and magnificent villain in the video game series. In the movie series, however, he constantly tries to become the main threat, but fails miserably. Moreover, in this movie, he is upstaged by Isaacs. Even worse, he meets an extremely anti-climatic death by being crushed by Red Queen's door even though he was capable of dodging bullets and regenerating his wounds, including his head being blown off with a shotgun!
    • What's even worse is that the screenwriter seemingly forgot about Wesker's powers from the previous movies. What a good character has been wasted!
15. The ending is anti-climatic and self-contradictory, only involving Alice stating that her story is not over before leaving for Manhattan.

Redeeming Qualities

1. While the soundtrack is forgettable, the music is still good.
2. Some of the acting is good.

Reception

The movie has a 40% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, which is higher than the previous Resident Evil movies, which have ratings of around 20%. Its Metacritic movie score is 49/100. On IMDb, the movie is currently sitting on a 5.5/10.

Chris Stuckmann gave this movie an F, during his review he mocked the director for having no talent when it comes to making a bad movie like this. Jeremy Jahns said that this movie should've been called Resident Evil: Shit Happens which he then proceeds to give a "Dogshit!" rating, which in other words is bad. Angry Joe gave it a 1/10 rating, he says that he would rather watch Monster Trucks three times, or he would rather watch xXx: The Return of Xander Cage or Ghostbusters (2016) because Ghostbusters is at least watchable. He also says that he not only hates this movie but he also hates the director and that the director is a plain hack.

Trivia

• This movie has recently got a novelization which bravely attempts to cover some of the plot holes which were in the original film (for example, the fates of Jill, Ada, and Leon, as well as Wesker's inability to recover from Red Queen's attack).
• Shockingly, four crew members were either killed or seriously injured during the making of this film. [1][2][3]

External Links

• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter at the Internet Movie Database
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter on Letterboxd
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter on Metacritic
• Peter Sobczynski's review of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
• Resident Evil: The Final Chapter on Rotten Tomatoes

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