don't believe the (negative) hype...

Rating: Null/10 (15 March 2002)

people had been bad-mouthing this movie before it was even released. it came out today, i saw it, and i thought it kicked a lot of ass. REALLY. years ago, director george romero was attatched to direct this film, but either he couldn't get it together or his script wasn't good enough and they decided not to go with him as director. as a longtime horror/zombie movie fan, let me just say that romero already put his stamp on material like this when he made DAY OF THE DEAD in the 80s (which has a lot in common with RESIDENT EVIL in terms of setting, atmosphere, characters, plot, and general tome) and there'd be no point in him directing this type of film again. that said, i think director paul anderson has done an incredible job directing this movie! it is tense, scary, unrelenting, and moves along at a perfect pace. his previous film SOLDIER (with kurt russell) is highly underrated, you should check it out. milla jovovich and michelle rodriguez are both wonderful in RESIDENT as well, i liked them both quite a bit. this is the first movie based on a video game that i actually enjoyed, and i hope it gets a sequel fast. my only complaint is the computer-generated effects, which get ridiculously overused (come on, zombies don't need CGI makeup, just call tom savini). perhaps with more $$$ this can be remedied if they make another...and anyone who sees this & likes it will be begging for part 2.