Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
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A group of survivors must navigate a desolate wasteland to reach a rumored safe haven while being hunted by the undead.
The story
Five years after the T-virus caused global ecological destruction, the heroine Alice wanders a wasteland and discovers a notebook pointing toward a safe zone in Alaska. She encounters a convoy of survivors led by Claire Redfield traveling across the country in search of supplies and safety. After Alice joins the group, they must navigate the dangers of the desert, including a deadly swarm of infected crows and the looming threat of the Umbrella Corporation's forces, as they strive to reach the promised sanctuary.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
The film begins with a clone of Alice being killed in a mansion, while the real Alice survives in a wasteland where the T-virus has caused global destruction. She finds a notebook mentioning a safe zone in Alaska and joins a convoy led by Claire Redfield. During their journey, a member of the convoy, L.J., is bitten by a zombie but hides it. The group is attacked by infected crows, and Alice uses telekinesis to defend them. They are then ambushed by Umbrella's forces, who are trying to reclaim Alice. During the chaos, L.J. bites Carlos, who eventually sacrifices himself to destroy a zombie horde blocking a facility. Alice and Claire reach the facility, where Alice discovers the truth about her clones and the T-virus. She eventually faces and defeats Dr. Isaacs, who has mutated into a Tyrant. The film ends with Alice declaring she and her clones are coming for Albert Wesker in Tokyo.
- First release year
- 2007
- Runtime (minutes)
- 94
- Production countries
- Germany; United Kingdom; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Russell Mulcahy
- Writers
- Paul W. S. Anderson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Milla Jovovich · Alice; Ali Larter · Claire Redfield; Oded Fehr · Carlos Oliveira; Iain Glen · Dr. Isaacs; Ashanti · Nurse Betty; Mike Epps · L.J.; Spencer Locke · K-Mart; Jason O'Mara · Albert Wesker
- Genres
- action; horror
- Themes
- survival; sacrifice
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; desolate
- Premise and plot tags
- zombie apocalypse; post-apocalyptic; survival
- Source material / true-story basis
- Capcom survival horror video game series
- Franchise connections
- Resident Evil
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics but was a box office success.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 41 · scale: 100
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Trailer Award · Best Action Poster · win
- Production trivia
- The film was originally titled Resident Evil: Afterlife.; The film's story was inspired by Western films and the Mad Max series.
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