Resident Evil
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“Everything that has happened in this town transpired in a matter of hours”
Overview
The latest from Weapons and Barbarian writer-director Zach Cregger, Resident Evil is a refreshing, nasty new take on the long-running video game series that doesn't skimp on scares, laughs, blood and guts. Austin Abrams (Weapons) is Bryan Hodukavich, a medical courier on one last delivery for the night – extra pay as it’s all the way out in Racoon City. Fumbling his relationship over the phone and sliding across icy roads, Bryan soon hits a strange pedestrian whose dead-eyed penchant for human flesh seems to be catching on among the locals.
“Hands down, one of the single best video-game screen adaptations to date, yet works in a way that doesn’t feel like an adaptation”
“A wild rollercoaster ride... orchestrates the mayhem with expert command of pacing, comic-horrific timing”
“the first Resident Evil movie that actually — and rather viscerally — evokes what it feels like to play Resident Evil”
“This is how it's done... filled with baroque gore and wildly imaginative set pieces delivered at a feverish pace”
Why You Should See this Film
Thoroughly succeeding in his mission statement to make a movie that feels like playing the first game, Zach Cregger eschews the bloated baggage of what Resident Evil has become and takes us thrillingly back to basics: a nobody, a zombie, a shotgun – now, where are the shells? Guided by the gaze of an impish camera and razor sharp cuts, Abrams’ hapless, cuss-spitting loser perfectly embodies what it’s like to learn the controls on the fly and carries every gloopy minute of this film’s lean, mean runtime. It’s our new favourite from Cregger, easily the best Resident Evil movie, and maybe the best video game movie yet?
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