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.
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Milla Jovovich
Alice
Michelle Rodriguez
Rain Ocampo
Eric Mabius
Matt Addison
James Purefoy
Spence Parks
Martin Crewes
Chad Kaplan
Colin Salmon
James "One" Shade
Pasquale Aleardi
J.D. Salinas
Heike Makatsch
Dr. Lisa Addison
Ryan McCluskey
Mr. Grey
Indra Ové
Ms. Black
Director
Paul W. S. Anderson
Tagline
"A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$33,000,000
Revenue
$102,984,862
Production
Impact Pictures, Davis Films, New Legacy Film, Constantin Film
Repo Jack
November 8, 2020
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 lik...
JPV852
November 17, 2020
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**
Kamurai
July 1, 2021
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 Mic...
The Movie Mob
August 19, 2022
**While not a perfect movie, Resident Evil stands above many other entries in the zombie and video game genres.** The first of a 6-movie series, Resident Evil stays grounded in its horror roots more than the rest. This movie takes every opportunity to keep the audience tense and on edge with zombies, monsters, deadly lasers, and jump scares. When most video game adaptations result in embarrassi...
Andre Gonzales
August 8, 2023
Good movie brought the video game game to life. Could have been better. I was glad to see this movie made though. Always thought this would be good for a movie series.
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