Resident Evil (2002)
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- Directed by
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Written by
- Paul W. S. Anderson
- Produced by
- Paul W. S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Bernd Eichinger, Samuel Hadida, Albert Botha, Mike Gabrawy, Victor Hadida, Daniel S. Kletzky, Robert Kulzer, Yoshiki Okamoto, Chris Symes, Richard Yuricich
Why it’s HorroRated
Paul W.S. Anderson's Resident Evil isn't particularly faithful to the games but it's a competent and energetic action-horror film. Milla Jovovich is an effective lead and the Hive setting is well-used. The laser grid sequence is legitimately creative. It launched a franchise that ran for two decades, which tells you enough.
Synopsis
An Umbrella Corporation facility locked down after a T-virus outbreak gets a team sent in to assess. Paul W.S. Anderson builds the film around set pieces rather than narrative and the laser corridor sequence is the most memorable action-horror moment the franchise produced. Milla Jovovich establishes Alice as an anchor with enough screen presence to sustain the series.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- March 15, 2002
- Runtime
- 1 hour 40 mins
- Country
- Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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