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Resident Evil
HorroRated verdict
- 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
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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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