Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Movie, 2004, Alice, Set in Raccoon City
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is #2 of 14 in release order and #2 of 14 in chronological order in the Resident Evil.
The story
As the city is locked down under quarantine, Alice finds out that the people that died from the previous incident at the Umbrella Corporation have turned into zombies. She then joins a small band of elite soldiers, who are enlisted to rescue the missing daughter of the creator of the mutating T-virus. Once lack of luck and resources happen, they begin to wage an exhilarating battle to survive and escape before the Umbrella Corporation erases its experiment from the face of the earth.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse recap
The T-virus has escaped into Raccoon City, and Umbrella seals the city behind walls, leaving its people to die. Alice, now with enhanced strength from Umbrella's experiments, joins a small group of survivors: the police officer Jill Valentine, the Umbrella soldier Carlos Olivera, and the petty criminal L.J. Dr. Charles Ashford, the virus's creator, contacts them with a deal: find his daughter Angela, trapped at her school, and he will get them out before the city is destroyed. Umbrella's Major Cain sends a new weapon after Alice: Nemesis, a giant mutant with a rocket launcher. Alice and the others find Angela, who has been given the T-virus and its antivirus to treat a disease. Cain captures them at the evacuation point and orders Alice to fight Nemesis.
Resident Evil: Apocalypse ending explained
Alice refuses to kill Nemesis when she realises he is Matt Addison, and he turns on Umbrella and dies protecting her. The survivors throw Cain out of the helicopter to the zombies and escape just as a nuclear warhead destroys Raccoon City, but the blast brings the helicopter down and Alice is killed by a pole. Umbrella revives her in a lab, and she escapes with the others, but Dr. Isaacs says her escape was part of Umbrella's plan.
Post-credits scenes
During the credits, a fake Umbrella advert for a skin product plays. There is no story scene after the credits.
Where to watch Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil: Apocalypse is streaming on Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes 18%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Resident Evil, before Resident Evil: Extinction.
- Chronological order: after Resident Evil, before Resident Evil: Extinction.
What to watch before Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Resident Evil (2002), which Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) continues.
Cast
- Milla Jovovich as Alice
- Sienna Guillory as Jill Valentine
- Oded Fehr as Carlos Olivera
- Thomas Kretschmann as Major Cain
- Sophie Vavasseur as Angie Ashford
- Razaaq Adoti as Sgt. Peyton Wells
- Jared Harris as Dr. Ashford
- Mike Epps as L.J.
- Sandrine Holt as Terri Morales
- Matthew G. Taylor as Nemesis
- Zack Ward as Nicholai Ginovaef
- Iain Glen as Dr. Isaacs
Directed by Alexander Witt.