Resident Evil: Critic Reviews

75%

MovieWeb: 11 reviews

34%

RottenTomatoes: 50 reviews

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Robert K. Elder Chicago Tribune (Top Critic)

63

On its own terms, Resident Evil updates the zombie genre with an anti-corporate message while still scaring its audience and providing heart-pounding action.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Scott Foundas Variety (Top Critic)

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).
Full Review » 3 years ago
Nell Minow Common Sense Media

40

An ultra-gory video game-to-movie disappointment.
Full Review » 1 year ago
Josh Larsen LarsenOnFilm

50

The overblown action and cheapo effects become as relentless as the undead.
Full Review » 2 years ago
Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed

63

How much staying power this has, we can't really know, but it's a fun film either way.
Full Review » 3 years ago
Mark Halverson Sacramento News & Review

60

This video-game-to-celluloid adaptation has a clammy, nightmarish glaze and tightly coiled sense of tension.
Full Review » 4 years ago
Rob Humanick Projection Booth

Entertainment in dire need of its own self-assurance.
Full Review » 5 years ago
Derek Adams Time Out

Hats off, however, to the production team for the set designs and one very imaginative death-by-laser sequence. The rest is a derivative, tedious mess.
Full Review » 6 years ago
Dragan Antulov Draxblog Movie Reviews

50

here are times when RESIDENT EVIL looks unfinished or below its potential
Full Review » 7 years ago
Margaret A. McGurk Cincinnati Enquirer

0

So bad it can't even steal effectively from good movies that came before.
Full Review » 7 years ago
Greg Maki Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

63

... The Night of the Living Dead for the 21st century.
Full Review » 8 years ago
Shirley Klass Fantastica Daily

75

In the category of zombie movies, this is top shelf.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Harry Guerin RTE Interactive (Dublin, Ireland)

60

Don't expect Aliens but don't resign yourself to Ghosts of Mars either.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Andrea Chase Killer Movie Reviews

20

Barbequed Doggie Zombies. If your heart just skipped a beat and you find yourself atingle with anticipation, then I wish you good luck and Godspeed and there's no need for you to read further
Full Review » 9 years ago
Empire Magazine

40

Game fans will be disappointed. Zombie fans will be disappointed. Paul Anderson's fan will be disappointed.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com

80

The only real "cerebral" activity that should take place in a zombie movie is the consumption of brains by the heretofore mentioned zombies themselves.
Full Review » 9 years ago
John R. McEwen Film Quips Online

30

...The latest proof that trying to adapt a film from a video game is a bad idea.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Andrew Manning Radio Free Entertainment

75

Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez kick zombie butt in this faithful, action-packed adaptation of the popular survival horror video game.
Full Review » 9 years ago
David Grove Film Threat

50

I'll bet the video game is a lot more fun than the film.
Full Review » 9 years ago
Matthew Turner ViewLondon

40

Disappointing horror flick, with only the Zombie Dogs and Jovovich's skimpy zombie-busting attire to recommend it.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Karina Montgomery Cinerina

70

It was fun and I got what I wanted ? that seems to happen less and less these days in the cinema, we should take all we can get.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeremiah Kipp Southside Callbox

Don't reach for the remote control. It's not going to help you navigate Resident Evil, the latest video game making its awkward transition to the screen.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Jeremy Heilman MovieMartyr.com

88

It works well enough, since the thrills pop up frequently, and the dispatching of the cast is as often imaginative as it is gory.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile

Yawn-inducing, badly scripted B-grade nonsense that isn't particularly scary and certainly isn't original.
Full Review » 10 years ago
Betty Jo Tucker ReelTalk Movie Reviews

I probably should stay away from any movie with a video game as its source.
Full Review » 10 years ago