Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
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Alice must navigate a series of deadly simulations and a high-tech facility to survive a global viral threat.
The story
After being captured by the Umbrella Corporation, Alice is forced to escape from a high-tech underwater facility in the Extreme North. The facility, used for testing the T-virus, becomes a deadly labyrinth where she must navigate through various environments and face off against both undead threats and corporate enemies. As she fights to survive, she encounters allies and enemies alike in a desperate bid to escape the facility's reach and the growing threat of the virus.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Alice and survivors on the freighter Arcadia are attacked by Umbrella forces, and Alice is captured. Simultaneously, an Alice clone in a suburb is attacked by zombies during a staged outbreak. The captured Alice awakens in an underwater facility in Kamchatka, Russia, and escapes into a series of simulations including Tokyo, New York, and Moscow. She encounters Ada Wong, and together they attempt to rendezvous with a rescue team including Leon S. Kennedy and Barry Burton. They navigate through various simulations while being hunted by Jill Valentine and her team. After a series of battles and sacrifices, Alice and a young girl, Becky, escape the facility. They eventually reach a fortified White House where Alice is injected with the T-virus to regain her powers, preparing to defend the remaining uninfected humans against a horde of T-virus abominations controlled by the Red Queen.
- First release year
- 2012
- Runtime (minutes)
- 96
- Production countries
- Germany; United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Writers
- Paul W. S. Anderson · writer
- Cast and characters
- Milla Jovovich · Alice; Sienna Guillory · Jill Valentine; Michelle Rodriguez · Rain Ocampo; Aryana Engineer · Becky; Li Bingbing · Ada Wong; Boris Kodjoe · Luther; Johann Urb · Leon S. Kennedy; Kevin Durand · Barry Burton
- Genres
- action; horror
- Themes
- survival; bioweapons; cloning
- Tone and mood
- action-packed; tense
- Premise and plot tags
- zombie apocalypse; sci-fi; survival horror
- Source material / true-story basis
- video game franchise
- Franchise connections
- Resident Evil
- Content notes
- violence
- Reception
- The film received generally negative reviews from critics, who criticized the characters, plot and acting, while praising the 3D, visual effects and fight choreography.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 39 · scale: 100 · review count: 17; CinemaScore · score: C+ · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was shot in 4K resolution.; The fight sequences were influenced by Asian cinema, specifically high impact Thai style of fighting.; The film was the second in the series to be shot in 3D.
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