A schlock B-movie for the modern age, Resident Evil is a bit rubbish but in that oh so enjoyable way.
Taking the bare bones of the video game; zombies and an evil corporation the film throws a squad of special forces troopers and a memory addled Alice into the bowls of a sinister research facility where the T-Virus and malevolent AI have combined to make things very dangerous.
Hitting familiar points as it goes along (a jump scare here, a loud noise there, a tough nails Michelle Rodriguez here) the film is at it's best when it goes for something new of it's own. In fact the film's best sequence comes fairly early and involves a short run of very ordinary looking corridor. Those who have scene he film know exactly what I mean and those lucky enough to see it first time will whoop with wicked delight.
Come at Resident Evil in the right frame of mind and it will entertain but if you expect anything remotely smart from it you'll be disappointed.
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