blood, spatter, BORE

Rating: 7/10 (31 December 2004)

to think of this film as being a horror movie is a gross miscarriage of justice. this is more an action-adventure movie than anything and has nothing to with horror at all. on top of it, this isn't related in any way to the excellent video game on which this movie is based on, other than the t-virus and the undead featured in the game.
Resident evil blatantly rips off everything from Cube to Warning Sign to even Event Horizon and Alice in Wonderland.speaking of which, the movie also references Stanley Kubrick's 2001: the homicidal computer The Red Queen is a clear take on HAL.
i tried to feel scared throughout the movie, but there was nothing to make me feel scared.the zombies were rather pitiful, resembling disease-ridden victims. the licker was really, really tacky. the director should have substituted the licker for maybe the Tyrant from the first game or the Leech Queen in Code:Veronica.
despite its shortcomings, RE is a decent action movie that demands repeated viewing.i got the DVD for Christmas, and i enjoyed watching the movie much to my surprise.