4.6.06
Resident Evil
Resident Evil – 2002
I admit I ignored this whole Capcom franchise until now (tend to avoid video game films), but I'm glad I did not die without seeing this film. It's a whole bag of no-brainer fun and with that always good movie material: zombies... lots of zombies. This film never holds back and is certainly not for the light-hearted. Milla Jovovich plays the lead Alice and she is possibly the best film action heroine since Ellen Ripley. And she is dressed to kill. I first saw the Russian speaking exceedingly attractive Milla in The Fifth Element and thought... nice. Another exciting lady is Michelle Rodriguez (currently in the awesome Lost tv series and does a marine voice in Halo 2) who provides tough gal support. Lots of folks die gory deaths (loved the laser bit) and it's all very fun.
The guy that wrote and directed this film is Brit Paul W.S. Anderson responsible for Event Horizen and Alien Vs Predator – two unexpectedly good films. This guy has talent. 7/10
