Some 10 years after the T-Virus destroyed civilization and transformed most of the humanity into raving zombies, amnesiac Alice returns to Raccoon City intent on thwarting the endgame of the evil corporation responsible and discovering her true identity.
“Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” opens with a story-so-far recap the elements from the five earlier films to streamline things to allow for a simple set-up and some last-reel resolution of mysteries all but diehard series fans will have forgotten about.
Alice has to recruit a team of literal expendables and fight her way back into the facility she escaped from all the way back in the first movie for a final reckoning with the series baddies, including Iain Glen, playing several clones of evil mastermind Isaacs, edges Shawn Roberts’ blander minion Wesker off screen, and loopy revelations about her origins, details Empire.
Old friends and menaces are likewise reintroduced, and there is a get-out clause finish which would allow resumption of service if the “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter” eventually gives way to “Resident Evil: A New Beginning” or “Resident Evil: The Next Generation.” But the series has already worn out the plot so the writers must thread another sequel or set of sequels very carefully.