Entertaining action/horror/thriller is certainly well made.

Rating: 8/10 (6 June 2008)

An attractive woman named Alice (Milla Jovovich) woke up from the running shower, after being mysterious knocked-out by it. At first, she doesn't seem to remember anything and including her name. Then a group of professional trained commandos (Lead by Colin Solmon) breaks from the large mansion, she lives in. Including an mysterious cop (Eric Mabuis) is forced to go Alice and the soldiers break in an mysterious underground laboratory called The Hive by the Umbrella Coporation from the mansion. Which the corporation are involved with medical supply, computer technology and others but they are also involved with illegal experimentation. Which the team has also find another man (James Purefoy), who also lost his memory. Earlier on that day, an mysterious virus is been unleashed by killing many innocent people and it sealed the working area by an high-tech intelligence computer called The Red Queen (Voiced by Micheala Dicker). Once the team has turned off The Red Queen, the room were sealed turned open... and the dead has died from the virus returned to live by attack the group for warm human flesh. The illegal experiment from Umbrella turned loose as well. But Alice and the others has to escape before the underground laboratory closed itself and becomes trapped underground.
Written and Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (AVP Alien Vs Predator, Event Horizon, Mortal Kombat) made an enjoyable horror film that mixes science-fiction and action quite well. Anderson gets an decent cast here, some of the performances from the actors are good. Although Anderson's writing script is quiet heavy at times and it doesn't always work (Especially the monster "Licker" could have used more work in the CGI department) but Anderson knows how to set up action sequences and moments of visual style are always been his best at film-making. This survival horror flick is based on a hugely popular game from Capcom and "Resident Evil" is one the best video game adaptations so far.
In the Resurrected Edition on the DVD, "Resident Evil" is placed double feature with the sequel "Resident Evil:Apocalyspe" on a two disc set. DVD has an good anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an terrific Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. It has bonus features on the second disc but it's mostly on the sequel than the first feature. If you loved this film, you could find 2002 Special Edition DVD or the Deluxe Edition from 2004 with additional special features. "Resident Evil" wasn't an huge success at the box office but it did well in Overseas and especially with DVD Sales was enough to produced the sequels "Apocalyspe" and "Extinction". Die Hard fans of the video game and especially those who loved Zombie movies will get an kick out of this movie. Don't miss it. Good music score by Marco Beltrami (Scream Trilogy, Hellboy, 3:10 to Yuma "2007") and heavy metal rock singer:Marilyn Manson. (****/*****).