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All right, no snickering … but what is it about Milla Jovovich as cartoon action hero? I mean, what does she have that, say, Parker Posey doesn’t—who’s obviously no action diva but still came to mind in the middle of Resident Evil: Extinction, for the patented “drop dead, you idiot” baleful stare, the hint of a smirk along an ever so slightly dropsical lower-lip line. Like Christopher Lambert in androgynous mascara—or has he tried that already?—and just about as convincing. But there’s something in the imagery, of brute iconography and fashion, like rude beasts slouching toward the runways of Paris and Montreal, that carries them through the action fire.
But in the end it’s all about Milla and how many cannibal zombies she can decapitate with her feet. Pout, snarl, you go girl. Just be sure the L’Oreal doesn’t rub off …
