Resident Evil Critic Reviews

A splattery futuristic zombie thriller, designed as a jolt-a-minute freakout for young audiences who were numbed into submission long ago.Read the full review

Evil's one strong presence is lead Milla Jovovich -- and not because the script gives her supercop/soldier anything interesting to say.Read the full review

There's a psychological undercurrent. The movie occupies a zone where science fiction and nightmares collide and intertwine.Read the full review

Despite a promising setup, pic never really goes anywhere, instead immersing viewers in a kinetic onslaught of flesh (namely, that of Milla Jovovich) and flesh-eaters (most of the rest of the cast).Read the full review

Too grim and humorless to even qualify as trashy fun.Read the full review

The movie has a frantic staccato style that is more game-oriented than cinematic.Read the full review

In the end, it all looks and plays like a $40 million version of a game you're more likely to enjoy on a computer.Read the full review

A video game cum movie that substitutes shrieking decibel levels for a coherent plot and any resemblance to originality.Read the full review

The movie is "Dawn of the Dead" crossed with "John Carpenter's "Ghosts of Mars," with zombies not as ghoulish as the first and trains not as big as the second. The movie does however have Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez.Read the full review