A decent action/sci-fi flick

Rating: 7/10 (13 October 2002)

I've never played any of the games as of yet, but if you're at all familiar with the games in any shape or form, you know what this is about.
I have just a couple gripes with 'Resident Evil.' First, the games are hyped up to be truly scary in parts. In this regard, the movie clearly doesn't follow the games at all; creepy at times? yes, but scary? no. Also - there's blood and gore in this movie, but compared to what I expected after what I have heard from the games, I've seen more blood in a Disney flick. Third, there essentially is no plot. There's enough of a story to keep things moving along, but not very smoothly. Finally - a certain scene in 'Resident Evil' was all too clearly ripped straight out of the 1997 sci-fi movie 'Cube.' That the makers of 'Resident Evil' couldn't find anything original and had to outright copy another film is ludicrous.
All in all though, despite a few flaws, this is still a highly entertaining action flick. Plus, the ending is such that I actually want to see the sequel...