A cacophony of abstract action-horror mayhem, this fifth entry in the video gameinspired franchise finds superheroine Alice (Jovovich) massacring zombies as per usual as she attempts to escape an underwater complex. Retribution’s story brings back familiar places and faces, including Michelle Rodriguez’s resurrected angel of death, and makes little sense. No matter, though; from the opening viewed-in-rewind set piece to the sweeping final image of apocalyptic warfare, director Paul WS Anderson utilises slow-motion 3D to hyperbolic effect while again casting Jovovich as the epitome of badass femininity. It’s a late franchise entry that distills genre elements down to their beautiful-nightmare aesthetic core. We’re really not sure how long they can keep this series up, though. Nick Schager