Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Screen Gems | Release Date: September 10, 2004 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
36
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
12
Negative:
11
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
38
Chicago TribuneRobert K. Elder
Might be justified as "mindless fun" if it weren't for the acute lack of fun in its 93 minutes. Read full review
30
VarietyScott Foundas
Calamitously uninspired and borderline incoherent, new pic lacks even those fleeting pleasures (namely, a sense of humor) that made the first film a passable popcorn attraction. Read full review
30
Washington PostRichard Harrington
Plot and narrative? Minimal. Confrontations? Endless. Surprises? None. Read full review
30
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Fans of the video game will doubtless love it all but for true fans of the gnashing dead – and we count ourselves among them – this is strictly second-tier terror. Read full review
30
Chicago ReaderCliff Doerksen
Not a fraction as scary as George Romero's low-budget "Night of the Living Dead." Fans of the first installment will probably like this too--it's essentially the same movie, plus helicopters and lots of flying glass. Read full review
25
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
Those who want something more substantial from a movie than a vid-game script with centerfold appeal will not find it in this noisy, bone-crushing survivalist flick inspired by the Game Cube diversion. Read full review
25
San Francisco ChroniclePeter Hartlaub
It's just too bad that almost nothing in the movie seems original. The "Thriller" video may have featured hokey dancing zombies, but at least someone was making an effort. Read full review
25
USA TodayClaudia Puig
Should the desire to see a clever zombie movie strike, try the recent remake of "Dawn of the Dead" or last year's "28 Days." Read full review
16
Entertainment WeeklyGregory Kirschling
In Resident Evil: Apocalypse, the undead are back to stumbling in the dark, sometimes even in blurry slo-mo, making the many packs of them about as terrifying as the mobs waiting for Matt and Katie outside the "Today" studio. Read full review
12
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
Like so many movies with a keypad for a brain, Resident Evil: Apocalypse is another exercise in making us feel the irritation associated with having to stand behind some game hack for our turn to play. Read full review
12
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
An utterly meaningless waste of time...It is a dead zone, a film without interest, wit, imagination or even entertaining violence and special effects. Read full review
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