An average movie

I already saw this movie but since it was maybe 20 years ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, by now, I have seen all the installments in this franchise and, to be honest, every sequel has been worse than the previous one. It’s too bad because the very first installment was actually not bad at all. However, when I was rewatching the damned thing, I have to admit that I was actually slightly worried at first. Indeed, at least half of it was some really cheesy cheap B movie stuff and it certainly didn’t grow old well during the last 20 years. Fortunately, the other half was still a solid adaptation of the famous video-game. Indeed, I have always been a huge fan and I remember buying the very first Resident Evil game when it came out on the Playstation one. Back then, I was playing in the dark with my little brother and it has always been one of my all-time favorites. Anyway, after the massive debacle of ‘Street Fighter’, I was actually positively surprised and, after all these years, I still think it is a solid video-game adaptation. Sure, they made up some stuff for the movie but this new stuff worked out fairly well. On top of that, I thought it was actually pretty faithful to the video-game and, above all, they really nailed the mood. Finally, at the time, it was quite refreshing to have Milla Jovovich playing such a bad-ass chick and she delivered a solid performance. Unfortunately, after 20 years of typecasting, I wish she would do something different now though. Anyway, to conclude, sure, it is definitely not a masterpiece whatsoever but I still think it is decent a video-game adaptation and it is worth a look, especially if you like the genre.