Resident Evil

"A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake."

2002 1h 40m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 7,226

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Synopsis

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When a virus leaks from a top-secret facility, turning all resident researchers into ravenous zombies and their lab animals into mutated hounds from hell, the government sends in an elite military task force to contain the outbreak.

“A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.”

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Cast

Milla Jovovich
Alice
Michelle Rodriguez
Rain
Eric Mabius
Matt
James Purefoy
Spence
Martin Crewes
Kaplan
Colin Salmon
One
Pasquale Aleardi
J.D.
Heike Makatsch
Lisa

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Paul W. S. Anderson
Writers: Paul W. S. Anderson, Shinji Mikami, Martin Asbury
Languages: English
Countries: Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 24 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Resident Evil Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, shot by David Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Marilyn Manson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez and Eric Mabius carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Paul W. S. Anderson directs. David Johnson behind the camera. Marilyn Manson scores. Alexander Berner cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 3.1× over at the box office.
2Released 24 years ago.
3International production across 4 countries: Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom.
4Part of the "Resident Evil Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, shot by David Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Marilyn Manson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Alexander Berner shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez and Eric Mabius carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "A secret experiment. A deadly virus. A fatal mistake.".
10IMDB entry: tt0120804 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "biological weapon", "quarantine", "amnesia", "undercover".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: David Johnson
Original score: Marilyn Manson
Editing: Alexander Berner
Production design: Richard Bridgland
Costume design: Richard Bridgland
Makeup / hair: Friderike Roessler
Sound: Marco Raab
Stunt coordinator: Volkhart Buff
Runtime: 100 min · 1h 40m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $33,000,000
Box office: $102,984,862
Return: 312% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Resident Evil (2002)

Part of

Resident Evil Collection

Loosely based upon the Capcom video games of the same name, the Resident Evil film series follows the protagonist Alice, a character created for the films. The Umbrella Corporation acts as the main antagonist, a bio-engineering pharmaceutical company responsible for formulating the T-virus, which results in a zombie infection outbreak.

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Repo Jack2020-11-08
★ 8/10
I originally watched "Resident Evil" at a movie theater when it was first released in 2002. I hadn't played the games. There was no Rotten Tomatoes and I didn't read reviews back then so I went in blind. And I utterly enjoyed the movie: the story, the action sequences, the underground "Hive," Mila Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez kicking serious ass, and more. Panned by critics (36% RT) but liked by users (67% RT), Resident Evil was one of the first examples of how mainstream critics just don't "get" horror. Movies that try to be artsy get great reviews even as key elements fall flat for the rest of us. The recent "Beach House" is a perfect example of this -- it was loved by critics (81% RT) and panned by users (28%). Unfortunately, the rest of the "Resident Evil" sequels except for a few moments, rarely captured that first movie's originality and allure. Instead, check out the writer/director's excellent previous outing "Event Horizon."
JPV8522020-11-17
★ 6/10
Been several years since I last watched this one and I guess it's passable but not very scary (I personally don't find zombies all that frightening) and the CGI creatures, while okay for its time, didn't add to the tension either. At least some of the action was alright and not bad following around Milla Jovovich. 2.75/5
Kamurai2021-07-01
★ 8/10
Great watch, will likely watch again, and do recommend. I understand that zombies have been done to death by the time I wrote this, but I've always enjoyed them, and I understand that, as a movie franchise, "Resident Evil" is fairly laughed at, but the first movie was somewhat promising, even if it didn't REALLY have anything to do with the video game. If nothing else, Milla Jojovich and Michelle Rodriguez are quality actors and carry the movie very well, though I honestly think the cast does well. I'm all for unique movies, and, at the time, this felt like one. It is well remembered for a particular death scene. If you like zombies, then you should like this one. It just has this evil corporation trope looming in the background. It does a great job of slowly escalating the situation, if in a slightly absurd way.