The third installment of this video game turned film franchise will definitely let you down if you care too much about acting, originality, or logical continuity from the last installment. But if you can live with plenty of visual stimuli, a lot of action, along with a fair measure of tongue in cheek humor, then I suppose I could recommend Resident Evil: Extinction.

Setting itself in a desolate somewhat near future, we find our heroine from the first two films (Milla Jovovich) on the road by herself trying to stay a step ahead of the zombies who now populate the entire world. Discovering newly enhanced telekinetic powers, Jovovich stumbles upon a band of traveling apocalypse survivors (many of whom just so happen to include former cohorts from the last film). She decides to help this rangle gangle crew, because, y'know misery enjoys company and what fun are telekinetic super powers if there's no one to show off to.

Not that they don't have enough problems with all the zombies and general Biblical doom, but we soon learn that the subterranean corporate villains from the first two films, the slimy Umbrella Corp are hot on their heels. Not only have they discovered our heroines' whereabouts, but also know about her fancy new telekine-tricks. As you might expect the big U.C. has geared up to deal with the sole-sister of survivalism and intend to put the smack down on her activities.

The action sequences include an epic zombie battle in the ruins of Las Vegas, a showdown under the showrooms in the underground complex of Umbrella and an escape to remote Alaska. Which leads to a gratuitous Eskimo-orgy that will warm your globe. In truth there is precious little of the Jovovich nudity you may have been hoping for. She's what - about 57?

On a sort of Grindhouse level, this film succeeds in entertaining in pure action and sci-fi production. Our characters are stock action stereotypes, but their dialogue is just campy enough to propel the comic book style plot. There is also an absence of those attempts at horror movie scares that bogged down the earlier films. Don't look for story continuity with the other films because there is none. And as for references to other films? You'll find moments of cinematic salute for fans of Mad Max, The Birds and even Steel Dawn. What can I say – I was entertained? Who cares about the RT rating?