Quick Reviews: Resident Evil- Vendetta

Can we get a good Resident Evil Movie?  Sure- all you need is to replace all of the Actors...

At a place that looks suspiciously like the Mansion used for all of the X-Men Films, Soldiers are called in.  You have to know what's coming, right?

It is all the work of an Arms Dealer who looks like evil George Clooney.

He's also a bad-ass fighter, which I'm sure is true of all Arms Dealers.  I mean, just look at Jonah Hill in War Dogs.

Oh and Zombie Kid Quota reached.  Boo.

Later, a Soldier-turned-Scientist is working on a cure for all of these Zombies that keep popping up.  Naturally, her lab is saturated with the Virus minutes after she talks about her possible cure.

Thankfully for her, it works.

When things get bad, Chris and the Scientist recruit Leon (Not Professional).  He's still mopey after the last Film- seen here- but eventually joins the group.

Without SPOILing everything, you just had to know that they'd fight a giant, infected guy.

Will they win?  Who will die?  To find out, watch for yourself.

A fun, frenetic adventure if you don't ask too many questions.  The Plot is pretty simple- evil Arms Dealer is making Zombies to get revenge.  In his sort-of defense, he was treated badly.  Mind you, he was still an international Arms Dealer, so....no Saint.  Chris and Leon make good Leads here, as they have solid motivations and defined Characters.  Even the Supporting Characters get little moments to shine, be it the other Scientist joking that her Frappe is really just dessert or 2 Soldiers discussing how groundbreaking Breaking Bad is.  The real selling points are obviously the Zombies and the over-the-top action.  Resident Evil 6- the game that this Film's Prequel was building up- was divisive for its turn to a full Action Game from having much Horror.  This one is mostly the same, but there's enough Horror there for me.  Plus it is something that you are watching and not playing, so the Action works better.  Contrasting this Film to the current Game in the Series is interesting too.  If you want a fun, action-packed CG Film to watch, this fits your need.  It also works without seeing the last Film- or, in my case, remembering it that well- which is a bonus.  Plus, who doesn't want to see a guy with this face get his comeuppance?

While it is no Lawrence of Arabia, the Film is fun and fast-paced.  Does it make a lick of sense most of the time?  Nah, but so what?