Resident Evil
Resident Evil is based on the wildly popular video game series. Alice and Rain, two members of a commando team assigned to infiltrate the Hive, an underground research laboratory owned by the faceless conglomerate known as the Umbrella Corporation. To do so, they must get past theRed Queen';s deadly defenses, face the flesh-eating undead employees, fight killer mutant dogs and battle The Licker, a genetically mutated savage beast whose strength increases with each of its slainvictims.
22 April 1971, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
12 June 1979, London, England, UK
6 June 1963, Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
3 June 1964, Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
1 June 1971, Zurich, Switzerland
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16 June 1974, Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
April 29, 2009
A Z grade bit of fodder for the pre-teen sector...
March 16, 2002
An already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus. If only there were one for this kind of movie.
March 31, 2009
Despite a promising setup, pic never really goes anywhere, instead immersing viewers in a kinetic onslaught of flesh (namely, that of Milla Jovovich) and flesh-eaters (most of the rest of the cast).
February 08, 2014
This routine video-game spinoff borrows heavily from James Cameron action flicks and George Romero zombie epics but doesn't do much else.
July 20, 2002
On its own terms, Resident Evil updates the zombie genre with an anti-corporate message while still scaring its audience and providing heart-pounding action.
September 11, 2012
This adaptation captures the spirit of the video games and with its fun, anything can happen mindset and tons of over the top violence, 'Resident Evil' proves there may be a future for video game movies yet.
March 15, 2002
It all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer.
December 28, 2010
An ultra-gory video game-to-movie disappointment.
March 19, 2002
It's completely pointless.
September 09, 2010
The overblown action and cheapo effects become as relentless as the undead.
December 05, 2016
A merely acceptable adaptation that feels more like a supernatural thriller with a couple of references to the game, involuntarily funny dialogue, and decent performances, than a terrifying production. [Full review in Spanish]
June 24, 2006
Hats off, however, to the production team for the set designs and one very imaginative death-by-laser sequence. The rest is a derivative, tedious mess.
