Milla Jovovich,
Oscar Pearce,
Indra Ove,
Anna Bolt,
Joseph May
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The director of Mortal Kombat (1995) adapts another popular video game for the big screen with this gory action thriller. Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez star as Alice and Rain, two members of a... read more
Directed by: Paul W.S. Anderson
Release Date: March 15, 2002
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Resident Evil ,
Milla Jovovich ,
Michelle Rodriguez ,
Paul Anderson
DVD Release Date: July 30, 2002
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March 9, 2012Omg, this movie was crap. Absolutely horrible acting, dialogue, cinematography, direction, editing... EVERYTHING. This was so boring. I was a fan of the game... nothing like the game. The action scenes, though there were enough to make an action movie, absolutely was horrendous. ... read more
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February 22, 2012A special ops team infiltrates a top secret bio-weapons research facility after an outbreak of a virus that mutates living creatures into undead monsters. Paul Anderson treats us to another of his unimaginative and sterile creature features based on the successful videogame franc... read more
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December 19, 2011I was really disappointed in this one, I was exciting something a little more fun and exciting. However I found this film to be pointless and boring.
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October 29, 2011Resident Evil has an intriguing premise, but ultimately fails in almost every way. The acting is horrible, it's not scary, the CGI is crap and really unrealistic, it's loud, cheesy, and predictable. Milla Jovovich fighting zombies in a mini-skirt was the only entertaining thing... read more
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March 14, 2011As a loving fan of zombie films I knew exactly what I was getting into watching this film, but this film really surprised me in it's substance. All the low rated reviews had me thinking this movie was going to be a bore, and was I wrong. This film was very enjoyable with it's con... read more
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January 7, 2011A frenetic, electro-rockish sci-fi zombie movie that focuses more on the intriguing mystery than on the scares, especially during the well-paced first act. The sets have a nice video game look, and the result is not only better due to the atrocious CGI of the genetic mutated vira... read more
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December 25, 201015/11/2010 (ONLINE)
It's been a "Resident Evil" week for me! I just finished watching the entire saga beginning with this one. I must admit that back in the day I played the games and didn't like this movie because it was hardly like the game. This time round I decide... read more -
December 9, 2010This was nice. I think this was the first movie where I saw people waking up from dead and trying to eat people, so basically the storyline is pretty new to me. Yeah yeah I know the zombie thing is pretty old and there were already some movies on this but I've became addicted to... read more
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September 21, 2010I actually really liked this. This is far from being a good movie but its a lot of fun so who cares. Its got lots of action, gore, violence, some girl nuditym and a hot bad ass actress Milla Jovovich, what more could you want in a movie? B
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Critic Reviews
March 31, 2009
Scott Foundas, Variety
July 20, 2002
Robert K. Elder, Chicago Tribune
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. Full Review
March 16, 2002
Mike Clark, USA Today
An already thin story boils down to surviving invaders seeking an existent anti-virus. If only there were one for this kind of movie. Full Review
March 15, 2002
Joe Baltake, Sacramento Bee
Its characters are thinner than cardboard -- or even comic-book paper. Full Review
March 15, 2002
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
It all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer.
March 15, 2002
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
A derivative collection of horror and sci-fi cliches. Full Review
March 15, 2002
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
The action in Resident Evil is like watching demons from the repressed unconscious break loose and attack the ego. Full Review
March 15, 2002
Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle
A fresh hybrid of zombie horror, high-tech sci-fi and butt-kicking thrill ride. Full Review
March 15, 2002
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
Began life as a computer game, then morphed into a movie -- a bad one, of course. Full Review
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