Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
Screen Gems | Release Date: January 27, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
49
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Mixed or average reviews based on 19 Critic Reviews
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10
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3
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83
The Film StageEthan VestbyJan 27, 2017
Once one is acclimated to this chaos-cinema form, even if it’s a bit more assaultive in post-converted 3D, the writer-director’s simultaneous economic storytelling and boyish imagination come into clear view. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comPeter SobczynskiJan 27, 2017
Like most films of its type, “The Final Chapter” is utterly ridiculous in every possible way but unlike a lot of them (I am looking at you, “Underworld”), it at least has a healthy sense of its own absurd nature that comes as a blessed relief. And a couple of the action bits are gloriously goofy to behold. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesBill ZweckerJan 26, 2017
For fans of “Resident Evil,” I believe this final film will not disappoint, but it also will likely encourage newcomers to the saga to go back and play a bit of catch-up by watching the earlier movies. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisJan 28, 2017
The climax makes for a satisfying conclusion to the franchise—an ending which this writer expects, and even hopes, all concerned will studiously ignore when they get around to making the next one. Read full review
66
TheWrapMichael NordineJan 27, 2017
For the first time, the story supports and adds to the action rather than distract from it; it’s almost as though Anderson was holding back in the earlier films because he wanted to save the best for last. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineChuck BowenJan 27, 2017
The Resident Evil films are so unconcerned with traditional character and narrative that they suggest either abstract art or the fevered brainstorming of a child at play. Read full review
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