10 Horror Movies That Instantly Told You They Were Garbage

If there's one positive to be found here, it's that the title promised this was the final Paul W.S. Anderson crapathon to besmirch the good name of Resident Evil we'd ever see (not that subsequent live action adaptations have done much better).

Opening on some one-dimensional narration, we get a rundown of that pesky Umbrella Corporation and the big reveal that founder Dr James Marcus had a daughter suffering from progeria. Understandably driven to try saving her, Marcus starts experimenting with that dreaded T-Virus.

Assuming you know anything about Resident Evil, you know where it goes from there.

We then catch up with series protagonist Alice after the big battle in the film prior. It's more of the chaotic, nonsensical fare one comes to expect after seeing enough of these films. Colour-by-numbers in its plotting and dialogue, The Final Chapter never quite lives up to the intensity a final chapter really ought to aim for.

Much of the action, and just footage in general, is hampered by Anderson's fixation on shaky cam. Someone really should get Paul Greengrass or Michael Bay in a room with Mr Anderson and teach him how to use it at least semi-effectively rather than to hamper motion sickness-prone viewers.

Like so many film franchises, Resident Evil went out with a whimper rather than a bang. The opening scenes here were a solid indicator that time was definitely up for this series.