Resident Evil: Afterlife

True to series form, plot is nearly indiscernible, but this fourth installment in the sci-fi/horror/action franchise created by writer-director Paul W.S. Anderson is the sleekest so far, thanks to 3D and star Milla Jovovich's body-hugging catsuit.

Bound to please the legions of Milla fans who have doubtless poured over the extras-rich DVDs of the first three Resident Evils, as well as her please-sequel-this gem Ultra Violet.

At least you know what to expect with this sort of film, and you don't get anything more.

Whether or not you are a series regular, you are unlikely to encounter anything here that you haven't met before in the sci-fi/horror movie universe.

[The] Resident Evil saga continues to be one of the millennium's only adequate B-movie franchises.

Resident Evil: Afterlife is a moderately watchable sequel, exactly what you expect from a "part four" movie.

Frankly, this is unacceptable.

Hopefully, the most faithful of fans will find the nods to the game amusing, even if the story, characters, sets, and boss fights are all laughably obnoxious.

Actually shot in 3-D.