“Resident Evil: Afterlife” is the fourth film in the “Resident Evil” series. It’s probably the best one since the first film but it’s still not particularly entertaining. This film has now convinced me that the people behind the “Resident Evil” series are the same kind of people that make slasher films. They’re not that interested in making entertaining films, they just want to make more films because the endings always mean a sequel is in the works.

In “Resident Evil: Afterlife”, Alice (Milla Jovovich “The Fifth Element”, “Resident Evil: Apocalypse”) continues her fight against the Umbrella corporation and to find a mysterious safe haven. She finds herself in a prison in L.A. along with several other survivors but the place is surrounded by zombies.

Milla Jovovich has officially ditched trying to create an interesting character as she spends the majority of the film blowing up endless supplies of zombies but at least she looks good doing it. The other survivors such as one played by Wentworth Miller (“Underworld”) are really dull. The zombies now sometimes open their mouths like a kind-of squid or plant and that looks pretty good and the big zombie with a giant axe is also quite impressive.

The action sequences are pretty explosive and that’s what I like most about the film; the special effects look fairly impressive. I get the feeling that this one was highly inspired by “The Matrix” trilogy so mix that with a zombie survival set-up and then you can pretty much picture what this film is like. I think this one is the best one since the first because the action and effects are fairly impressive and I think the story twists in the most creative ways since the first film but I still was not won over by it. If you’re desperate to see a film where Milla Jovovich shoots her way through hordes of the undead then you’ll be fine but don’t expect anything more.