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Otway93 (580 KP) rated Resident Evil (2021) in Movies

Feb 13, 2022  
Resident Evil (2021)
Resident Evil (2021)
2021 | Action, Horror, Mystery
8
6.0 (3 Ratings)
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A fun film, but not without obvious flaws.
Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a great film. It attempts to combine key elements from the first 3 Resident Evil games into one movie, which kind of works, and kind of doesn't at the same time. Expect a lot of familiar moments and memorable key moments from the story of Raccoon City, but also don't get too excited because a lot of key moments and characters are missing entirely.

The film should have been two films really, the first covering the Mansion Incident, and the second covering the outbreak in Raccoon City.

The characters, while being most of the best known characters from the original game, are present yet at the same time not quite right. The casting, while not terrible, did make some mistakes, mostly in Tom Hopper's portrayal of Wesker, he just seems far too young for the role. But that isn't the only issue. The character's personalities are not as you remember them.

Chris comes across as very arrogant and annoying, Jill comes across as quite sassy, and poor Leon, the rookie cop seems to be a bumbling fool there for comic relief.

The best written and acted character by a long way is Claire, who comes across as the little rebel we know and love.

All in all, definitely worth a watch, and I will definitely watch it again. But if you are a huge Resident Evil nerd such as myself, it will certainly have it's moments for you, but don't go in expecting to see the entire story of Raccoon City unfold before your eyes.

Also, don't forget to keep watching the credits...