Very Good, but far from perfect

Rating: 7/10 (21 April 2006)

Alright, so I haven't played any of these games all the way through, but am familiar with the environment and idea. I must say that the film overall delivered. The environment and camera angles in the first hour and a half were just like the game. They nailed it in this aspect.
HOWEVER...I must agree with some of you that some of the acting was horrendous. There were some lines in this movie where I thought "did they really just say that?" (eg "i think there was a fire here" as said by another reviewer) But this can't be blamed entirely by the actress/actor (the screenwriter really) The acting by Rhada Mitchell and Laurie Holden wasn't overall bad, it was mostly some of the minor characters.
The monsters rocked my face off. I think that all of you who find this movie to be awful must have missed this. I thought that the visual effects were true to the game and should be appreciated by those even not familiar. The environment as well was for the most part accurate I feel.
For all of you who have played the games and are still disappointed, you will never be happy with the way a video game adaptation will turn out. Its just like reading a book and finding the film inadequate. It is extremely rare to find a film that is superior to its predecessor, regardless of the media (exceptions include The Godfather). I really like what was done to the movie and found it enjoyable. The last half hour, maybe not as much as the first hour 1/2, but still decent. Go see it, especially if a fan. Horror fans should appreciate the Hellraiser-esq type slow suspense gore film as well.