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RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTIONMovie Reviews
Science fiction action story about one woman's fight to find those responsible for unleashing a deadly virus that is transforming the global population into legions of the flesh eating Undead. Cast:Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Colin Salmon, Michelle Rodriguez, Kevin Durand, Shawn Roberts, Johann Urb, Boris Kodjoe, Bingbing Li, Ali LarterDirector:Paul W.S. AndersonRelease Date:September 14, 2012DVD Release:December 25, 2012From:Screen GemsRating:RLength:1 hr. 57 min.
Resident Evil: Retribution played to weak reviews. Reviews were mixed. • Linda Barnard wrote in the Toronto Star, "It's all the same blah-blah carnage, with 3D effects hurling blood, blades and body parts into the audience amid a non-stop barrage of gunfire and explosions." More Reviews Below...
Clark Collis, Entertainment Weekly: GOOD(cg) "...lunatically haphazard... Why did Umbrella capture Alice in the first place?... It's tempting to say that W.S. Anderson is not really in the 'Why?'-answering business."(See all of Clark Collis's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 275 words, 09/14/12
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Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: POOR(cg) "...thuddingly awful.... layered with muddy-looking, unnecessary and cash-grabbing 3-D, it gives even more of a headache than it had to.... lazy and hyperbolic."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 567 words, 09/14/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Jovovich's game face is admirable... But it can't be easy when all around her are line readings that recall the glory days of baroquely dull foreign-movie dubbing."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 09/15/12
Roger Moore, Chicago Tribune: POOR(cg) "Jovovich can act, though you'd never know it... it's a flat performance... The violence in 'Retribution' is impersonal, gory and non-stop."(See all of Roger Moore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 549 words, 09/15/12
Rafer Guzman, New York Newsday: POOR(cg) "...essentially a video game you don't even have to play.... There are some nifty visuals but the script is incoherent and the acting is terrible..."(See all of Rafer Guzman's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 299 words, 09/14/12
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star: WEAK(cg) "It's all the same blah-blah carnage, with 3D effects hurling blood, blades and body parts into the audience amid a non-stop barrage of gunfire and explosions."(See all of Linda Barnard's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 556 words, 09/14/12
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it's impossible to call any movie whose finale incorporates nuclear submarines and a zombie feeding frenzy in arctic waters less than a triumph of the human spirit."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 09/20/12
Adam Litovitz, Toronto Globe & Mail: WEAK(cg) "A few striking images keep our attention... [but] this material is de rigeur for sci-fi thrillers... the film's title promises payback, without offering ample compensation."(See all of Adam Litovitz's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 558 words, 09/14/12
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "The action starts right away and doesn't let up till the end. The scope is epic, and the flawless 3-D is devoted to flinging stuff in your eye as often as possible."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 09/13/12
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Tom Russo, Boston Globe: WEAK(cg) "...a busy rehash of the first movie's story line, with Alice trying to escape an Umbrella test lab before the facility's malignant AI computer snuffs her..."(See all of Tom Russo's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 368 words, 09/15/12
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (9 Reviews)
Nick Pinkerton, Village Voice/LA Weekly: GOOD (NOT GREAT) "...it's impossible to call any movie whose finale incorporates nuclear submarines and a zombie feeding frenzy in arctic waters less than a triumph of the human spirit."(See all of Nick Pinkerton's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 246 words, 09/20/12
Eric Eisenberg, Cinema Blend: POOR(cg) "...the whole thing is so cacophonous, poorly structured, and badly put together that it's hard to see how even die-hard fans would be able to make any sense of it."(See all of Eric Eisenberg's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 689 words, 09/17/12
Brett Michel, Boston Phoenix: POOR(cg) "...creatively bankrupt... an extended, mostly slow-motion gun battle serves solely as a set-up for, yes, another sequel. Now that's evil."(See all of Brett Michel's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 152 words, 09/20/12
Tasha Robinson, AV Club: MODERATE(cg) "...little more than an eyeball-occupier, a weekend-waster, and a chance for Anderson and Jovovich to share their private role-playing game with the rest of the world..."(See all of Tasha Robinson's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 570 words, 09/14/12
Jesse Hassenger, Pop Matters: WEAK(cg) "...finds the series' charms wearing thin... The world of 'Resident Evil' has been ending, mostly off screen, for over a decade now. Maybe it's time to get on with it."(See all of Jesse Hassenger's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 817 words, 09/18/12
Alison Willmore, Movieline: MODERATE(cg) "...the closest thing you'll find yet to a re-creation of a video game sensibility on the big screen... a memorably unsettling if not particularly satisfying viewing experience."(See all of Alison Willmore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 771 words, 09/14/12
Jaime N. Christley, Slant: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...necrotically beautiful... Anderson's cast aside even the pretense that closure is forthcoming, opting instead for the zombie world without end, forever and ever, amen."(See all of Jaime N. Christley's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 600 words, 09/14/12
Andrew Dowler, Toronto Now: EXCELLENT(cg) "The action starts right away and doesn't let up till the end. The scope is epic, and the flawless 3-D is devoted to flinging stuff in your eye as often as possible."(See all of Andrew Dowler's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 203 words, 09/13/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Jovovich's game face is admirable... But it can't be easy when all around her are line readings that recall the glory days of baroquely dull foreign-movie dubbing."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 09/15/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Joe Leydon, Daily Variety: WEAK "Even devoted fans may wonder whether this installment is actually a haphazard patchwork of outtakes from previous 'Resident Evil' pics."(See all of Joe Leydon's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 460 words, 09/15/12
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter: WEAK "...pretty much an excuse for the lithe Milla Jovovich to engage in a constant series of gravity-defying fight scenes in a futuristic universe apparently devoid of carbohydrates."(See all of Frank Scheck's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 565 words, 09/14/12
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times: WEAK "Jovovich's game face is admirable... But it can't be easy when all around her are line readings that recall the glory days of baroquely dull foreign-movie dubbing."(See all of Robert Abele's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 239 words, 09/15/12
22.8 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Resident Evil: Retribution's reviews are separated by an average 22.8 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
Resident Evil: Retribution (20 reviews) Roll over dots for each review
Coverage:Resident Evil: Retribution's reviews cover 23.7% of potential readers (average is 68.0%). Volume:The film's reviews total 8,992 words involume (average is 20,221 words). Length:The film's reviews average 450 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 29.5 Hours After Release (Norm is 1.3 Release)
Resident Evil: Retribution's reviews on average broke 29.5 hours after opening. Norm for this measure is 1.3 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Resident Evil: Retribution's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Resident Evil: Retribution (20 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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