Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
The evil continues...
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.
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| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 10 September 2004 |
| Genre | Horror, Action, Science Fiction |
| Director | Alexander Witt |
| Starring | Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory and Oded Fehr |
| Runtime | 94 min |
| Rated | R |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes (average) 3.9/10 · Rotten Tomatoes 19% · Metacritic 36/100 · TMDB users 6.4/10 |
| Budget | $43 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is a 94-minute horror action film where the quarantine zone becomes a death trap. It strips away the cozy familiarity of the first movie, leaving only the frantic sprint for survival. The tone is less about creeping dread and more about the sheer, exhausting volume of things trying to kill you. Milla Jovovich runs, jumps, and fights through a city that has turned against itself. It is pure, unapologetic kinetic energy. If you want zombies that feel like a weather event, this is your ticket.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes records a 19% approval rating as of August 2024, with an average score of 3.9/10 from 130 critics. Metacritic lists a 36/100 Metascore from 26 reviews, a category it labels generally unfavorable. The consensus notes the film has lots of action but lacks plot or creativity. Roger Ebert called it an utterly meaningless waste of time, ranking it the eighth worst film of 2004. Not everyone agreed. Dave Kehr of The New York Times praised the screenplay and direction, finding the visceral impact highly satisfying. The bad news, as M. E. Russell put it, is that the movie is monumentally stupid. The good news is that it is a fun kind of stupid.
How it did with audiences
The budget was $43 million. The worldwide take was $129 million. In film arithmetic, that is a solid return; in any other industry, it is a profitable quarter. On TMDB, users give it a 6.4 out of 10.
Where it left its mark
Time named it one of the ten worst video game adaptations in 2009. Their reasoning was simple: it enabled further sequels to be considered. That logic holds up, even if the premise does not. By 2016, Bloody Disgusting writers called it both the best and worst entry in the series. Michael Nordine of TheWrap picked it as the worst in 2017, citing its expansion of the franchise and an "awesomely stupid" fight with Nemesis.
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- Resident Evil: Apocalypse on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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