- Film Review
- Reviewed By Sloan Freer
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3 out of 5
Paul Anderson makes amends for his lacklustre Mortal Kombat here with another video game adaptation. A single-minded tale of genetic research facility workers accidentally turned into ravenous zombies, it's a relentless throat-grabber. Hingeing on grisly special effects, breakneck pacing and hard-hitting fight sequences, Anderson at least racks up the tension to claustrophobic levels. It really is like watching a video game come to life - should that appeal - as Milla Jovovich and a team of commandos move through progressively more dangerous levels to wipe out the undead. As with the film's source material, there's no enduring substance here. However, the nerve-jangling score, co-composed by shock rocker Marilyn Manson, gives it an extra frenetic edge.
Plot Summary
Sci-fi action horror starring Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. When a mutant virus turns the workers at a hi-tech research facility into flesh-eating zombies, a crack team of soldiers must race against time to overcome the laboratory's super-computer system and stop the outbreak spreading.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Alice
- Milla Jovovich
- Rain
- Michelle Rodriguez
- Matt
- Eric Mabius
- Spence
- James Purefoy
- Kaplan
- Martin Crewes
- One
- Colin Salmon
- Mr Grey
- Ryan McCluskey
- Mr Red
- Oscar Pearce
- Ms Black
- Indra Ove
- Dr Green
- Anna Bolt
- Dr Blue
- Joseph May
- Dr Brown
- Robert Tannion
- Lisa
- Heike Makatsch
- Clarence
- Jaymes Butler
- Mr White
- Stephen Billington
- Ms Gold
- Fiona Glascott
- JD
- Pasquale Aleardi
- Medic
- Liz May Brice
- Commando
- Torsten Jerabek
- Commando
- Marc Logan-Black
- Red Queen
- Michaela Dicker
- Dr William Birkin / Narrator
- Jason Isaacs
Crew
- Director
- Paul Anderson (1)
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