Resident Evil - Welcome to Racoon City only seems to exist to make the first series of films starring Milla Jovovich look better. I've seen all of those ones and there was something strangely watchable about them, maybe Milla Jovovich's gravitas and the variety of monsters and settings (alongside some snappy dialogue). This reboot has a few good SFX but on the whole its a lazy, sloppy retread made on a much lower budget. No imagination has been applied to making this; the script consists of everyone saying 'What the f*ck?' every five seconds (literally).... It's a cut-n-paste script. From reading other reviews, the director has made something closer to the game by recreating scenes, settings and POV shots, so there maybe something salvageable for gamers - but I'm more a fan of the old films....
Most disappointing of all is that it's boring - by reintroducing game/name characters like Clare Redfield and Wesker played by vacant actors, this is DOA. Let's hope this one is forgotten about quickly and no sequels ordered from above.
Rancid and avoidable.
Minus 1 out of 10
I've never played the game so some bits won't resonate with me the same way it might for others.
That being said I enjoyed the original resident evil film (less said about the sequels that followed).
This to me is just fun disposable action horror movie with throw away characters.
One time watch