Resident Evil

“A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.”

6.6

2002

1h 40m

HorrorActionScience Fiction

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson

Overview

When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

Trailer

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Cast

Alice

Milla Jovovich

Alice

Rain Ocampo

Michelle Rodriguez

Rain Ocampo

Matt Addison

Eric Mabius

Matt Addison

Spence Parks

James Purefoy

Spence Parks

Chad Kaplan

Martin Crewes

Chad Kaplan

James "One" Shade

Colin Salmon

James "One" Shade

J.D. Salinas

Pasquale Aleardi

J.D. Salinas

Dr. Lisa Addison

Heike Makatsch

Dr. Lisa Addison

Mr. Grey

Ryan McCluskey

Mr. Grey

Ms. Black

Indra Ové

Ms. Black

Mr. Red

Oscar Pearce

Mr. Red

Dr. Green

Anna Bolt

Dr. Green

Reviews

Repo Jack

I originally watched "Resident Evil" at a movie theater when it was first released in 2002. I hadn't played the games. There was no Rotten Tomatoes and I didn't read reviews back then so I went in blind. And I utterly enjoyed the movie: the story, the action sequences, the underground "Hive," Mila Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez kicking serious ass, and more. Panned by critics (36% RT) but liked by users (67% RT), Resident Evil was one of the first examples of how mainstream critics just don't "get" horror. Movies that try to be artsy get great reviews even as key elements fall flat for the rest of us. The recent "Beach House" is a perfect example of this -- it was loved by critics (81% RT) and panned by users (28%). Unfortunately, the rest of the "Resident Evil" sequels except for a few moments, rarely captured that first movie's originality and allure. Instead, check out the writer/director's excellent previous outing "Event Horizon."

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JPV852

Been several years since I last watched this one and I guess it's passable but not very scary (I personally don't find zombies all that frightening) and the CGI creatures, while okay for its time, didn't add to the tension either. At least some of the action was alright and not bad following around Milla Jovovich. **2.75/5**

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Kamurai

Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. I understand that zombies have been done to death by the time I wrote this, but I've always enjoyed them, and I understand that, as a movie franchise, "Resident Evil" is fairly laughed at, but the first movie was somewhat promising, even if it didn't REALLY have anything to do with the video game. If nothing else, Milla Jojovich and Michelle Rodriguez are quality actors and carry the movie very well, though I honestly think the cast does well. I'm all for unique movies, and, at the time, this felt like one. It is well remembered for a particular death scene. If you like zombies, then you should like this one. It just has this evil corporation trope looming in the background. It does a great job of slowly escalating the situation, if in a slightly absurd way.

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