In this final part Alice returns to the underground facility, where her horrible adventure started. The only way to protect the last human settlement on Earth is to recover the thing that is located right there.
If fans are able to get by the narrative questions created by The Final Chapter, then it is a gratifying spectacle that, as the previous films have proven, may ironically turn out not to be the final chapter.
While the franchise has slackened into dependably dumb post-apocalyptic thrills, star Milla Jovovich has only gotten better, seasoning her long-legged athleticism with a commanding stare.
The action scenes are choppy and move so quickly, it made me dizzy. Some scenes are so dark, you can't see what's happening, and the movie took itself too seriously - basically, sucking the life of the series.
In the context of America's scary 2017, a story in which the self-proclaimed 'righteous' devise 'a Noah's ark for the rich and powerful' in order to ride out an 'orchestrated apocalypse' no longer seems entirely far-fetched.
Jovovich has found her niche as the Brunhilde of movies, the shield maiden, the strong and vigilant Valkyrie who doesn't need a man to save the world until the next apocalypse.
The climax makes for a satisfying conclusion to the franchise-an ending which this writer expects, and even hopes, all concerned will studiously ignore when they get around to making the next one.
The B-movie thrills on offer here are solid. The action, the fights, the jump scares...they're all entertaining, and there's a long-serving genre heroine who's finally allowed some evolution and a bit of closure.
