Better than would be expected

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2002)

Most video game turned movies turn out terrible. Often times, even worse than that. Here however, it actually turns out alright. Why? Because instead of taking ever bit of the game titles and throwing it into a movie that appeals (and makes sense) only to fanboys, Resident Evil stands well on its own as a horror/suspense movie. To be fair, the acting is pretty stiff. Shakespeare its not. However, it definitely has its share of scares and times when stuff just pops up. The plot is surprising well put together, the music creepy, the zombies (this is a zombie movie in the vein of Evil Dead)well done. Basically, the bottom line is, if you want to go see a classic horror movie redone with Milla Jovovich then its a great movie to see. Its plain and simple fun.