Not the worst movie ever... but still really bad.

Rating: 3/10 (11 April 2008)

To begin I'd just like to point out that a film needs to stand on its own, so fanboys of the game who say "well you never played the game so you don't know!" are inconsequential. Because the resident evil games are amazing. and the movies are trash. I apologize for this opening rant.
This movie was hyped by the media as "the first good video game adaptation" i even know some fellow film students who liked it. so i checked it out. The film starts out decent, it uses a lot of camera angles from the game, has a lot of promising imagery and symbolism and ...and well thats it for the good. This movie wasn't suspenseful, as with most recent horror films the audience was laughing at the most intense parts...never a good sign. Sure there's some occult mystery they solve, but the story is not existent. The filmmakers obviously decided to substitute depth, development, and answers with vagueness. It does have some disturbing elements, but nothing even comparable to the games (which i did play and thought they were alright)
What kills the film is the ending. I cant say what it is, but you will never be more confused, disappointed, bewildered, and let down as you will be when this film ends.