Back at the helm of the video game-based franchise he inaugurated, director Paul WS Anderson puts the Zzzz in zombies with this fourth, mind-numbing instalment. If anyone remains interested, Afterlife picks up where the third entry, Extinction, left off, with Alice (Milla Jovovich) rescuing the few T-virus survivors left in a Los Angeles under siege from the living dead. Visually impressive, with lots of coolly clinical white futuristic designs, yet dramatically redundant between the glossy scenes of Xbox-influenced action, it annoyingly ends on a "to be continued..." scenario. If you ever wondered what The Matrix might look like in 3D, however, the answer can be found here with the by-now requisite slo-mo shoot-out. Also for those 3D viewers, Anderson heaves axes, artillery, shattered glass and The Thing-style dogs at the camera to wincing effect, but it still only adds up to a lame, by-the-numbers horror.

In a world ravaged by a virus infection, turning its victims into the Undead, Alice continues on her journey to find survivors and lead them to safety. Her deadly battle with the Umbrella Corporation reaches new heights, but Alice gets some unexpected help from an old friend. A new lead that promises a safe haven from the Undead takes them to Los Angeles, but when they arrive the city is overrun by thousands of Undead - and Alice and her comrades are about to step into a deadly trap.