Resident Evil

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Resident Evil

R

2002

1h 40m

Horror

Action

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Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Undead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.

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Critics Consensus

Like other video game adaptations, Resident Evil is loud, violent, formulaic, and cheesy.

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Joe Williams

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

1d

2.5/4

Resident Evil is neither a feminist manifesto nor a special-effects landmark. It's just a game.

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Ryan Gilbey

Observer (UK)

1d

Resident Evil, adapted from a bloodthirsty computer game, is not bad so much as bewildering.

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Alexander Walker

London Evening Standard

1d

Essentially the video game on a bigger on a bigger screen than your Playstation.

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Dennis King

Tulsa World

1d

The visuals are flat and uninspired, the stunts are tired and predictable, and with scane exception the acting is stilted and unengaging.

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Evan Fanning

Sunday Independent (Ireland)

1d

This is the world of the computer game, and it should definitely stay there, although a film this bad has little chance of infecting the rest of us.

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George Meyer

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

1d

Rely in the testimony of your video-addled friends and give this generic mess a pass.

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Jay L

@Jay.Livin 17h

Pretty good movie and the storyline is alright so far. Even though the cgi isn’t the best I know this was made in the early 2000’s so I’ll give it a pass.

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Musa A

@doodleflame Aug 9

It was good, but pretty unrelated to the game

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Zoe K

@HorrorHead Aug 1

I love this film. I probably have rewatched it ten times. Who cares if its not perfect, Milla Jovovich is cool in it, the Marco Beltrami/ Manson score rocks and I really like the second half with the licker running around causing chaos.

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J H

@UpstateNYThriller Jul 22

6.5/10 Good movie, older 2002 movie. Not super connected to games but still plays off Raccoon city

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 11

Aquela cena dos cães é ridícula.

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Goblin T

@Goblinn Jul 8

It was good. Had a few bits of Raccoon City and a beautiful actress. 6.5/10

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Synopsis

Based on the popular video game, Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as the leaders of a commando team who must break into "the hive," a vast underground genetics laboratory operated by the powerful Umbrella Corporation. There, a deadly virus has been unleashed, killing the lab's personnel and resurrecting them as the evil Undead. The team has just three hours to shut down the lab's supercomputer and close the facility before the virus threatens to overrun the Earth.

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson
Producer: Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Paul W.S. Anderson
Screenwriter: Alan B. McElroy
Distributor: Columbia Pictures
Production Co: Impact Pictures, New Legacy, Metropolitan, Davis Films
Rating: R (Nudity|Language|Sexuality|Strong Horror Violence|Strong Sci-Fi Violence)
Genre: Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 15, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA): $39.5M
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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