Disappointing

Rating: 4/10 (31 July 2002)

I was very disappointed with this film. Paul Anderson has directed
some great films. I loved Mortal Combat. Thought Event Horizon
was a fantastic film ,(except the ending. I hate it when the explain
everything, better to let the audience come to there own
conclusions.) and was thrilled with Soldier. All of these film I beg
you to watch! This one however, ..second to all of the above. I dont
really blame Anderson. I think the material he had to work with is a
bit dull. Flesh eating zombies was a cool idea ONCE. Continually
hitting that dead horse(no pun intended) has become very boring
for the viewers. Anderson managed to get all you can from
Jovovich. The other actors fell under the old Star Trek philosophy,
(If you aint seen 'em before, there going to die, has anyone else
EVER seen these people in ANYTHING?) so I guess flushing out
there characters would of been a waste of time. All and all Resident Evil was just a 90 minute lead in to the sequel. I've got my fingers crossed that Anderson can write and direct
himself out of this corner and provide his fans with a reason to see
his next non-Resident Evil film.