“Resident Evil: Retribution” is an example of a mediocre film that carries itself upon the name of its predecessors. The film is the fifth movie in a series based on the well-known video games.
The movie continues to tell the story of Alice (Milla Jovovich) and her escapades after a biological weapon, the “T-Virus,” has been released. Sequentially, the virus has spread throughout the films to the point in which the entire world has been infected. The virus causes a mutation that changes humans into zombies.
In “Retribution,” Alice has been locked away in the base of the T-Virus’ creator and is trying to escape. After a team of human alliances tries to rescue her, complete chaos is enacted while they try to free themselves from the tyranny of the creators.
“Retribution” does a decent job in its action sequences and fulfills the basic premise to the thriller genre. However, “Retribution” is defined solely by those scenes. By doing this, the movie has qualified itself as a film only worth watching for its action.
Despite the fact that the character has little personality, Jovovich brilliantly plays Alice and is completely one-dimensional. She is the bright star in the dull film.
“Resident Evil: Retribution” is a movie worth seeing for those who want to laugh at the downward spiral of the epic series. As a stand-alone movie, there is no point in taking the trip to a theater, but as part of a series that has held its own for 10 years, it is worth the risk. Eventually, it will be placed as another unknown movie under the sci-fi category in Netflix.
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