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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

2021

Johannes Roberts

Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper ...

4.5

4,703

Horror. Action. Sci-Fi A reboot of the 'Resident Evil' films based on the popular horror video game series by the same name.

	Author	Review
United States	Valerie Complex Deadline	"Excels in some areas and falters in others (...) With the balance of good and not so good, it’s just an OK film that tries to do a lot in such little time."	NEU
United States	Nick Schager Variety	"[It is] a complete misfire, as writer-director Johannes Roberts supplies plenty of fan service but scarce coherent plotting and even fewer scares."	NEG
United States	Kimber Myers Los Angeles Times	"The movie never successfully replicates the fear that was a hallmark of playing the video games, and its approach to ample gore is only as imaginative as a kid picking at a scab"	NEG
United Kingdom	Ian Sandwell Digital Spy	"While long-time fans will adore the faithfulness to the games, this approach has its own flaws that lead to the new movie lacking bite (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United States	Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"It’s the first watchable entry in the series. For once, you don’t envy the lucky people who get killed by zombies (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Charles Bramesco AV Club	"A reboot totally bereft of the visual distinction or creative personality that often made its predecessors intriguing diamonds in the rough"	NEG
United States	Taylor Lyles IGN	"It should serve as decent fun for fans of the Resident Evil games, if only to find all the Easter eggs and references scattered throughout."	NEU
Canada	Ferdosa Abdi Screen Rant	"It may be entertaining and faithful to the games, but bland characters and half-baked world-building dampen the impact of what could have been a fabulous adaptation"	NEU
Canada	Shelagh Rowan-Legg Screen Anarchy	"The franchise returns with enough stunts and monsters to keep the audience entertained (...) The story keeps a pretty steady pace (...) The monster effects are solid"	POS
United States	Mark Hanson Slant	"'Raccoon City' only reveals its lack of personality the longer it progresses, particularly since no one among the anonymously attractive cast is able to fill the shoes of Milla Jovovich’s badass Alice (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting	"A movie made for the games' fans by one massive fan, and Roberts succeeds in instilling interest for more. The potential in this franchise is immense, and Roberts gives a thrilling taste of the horror (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	William Bibbiani The Wrap	"It doesn't matter how faithful you are to the source material if you're not telling the story well. 'Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City' doesn't do its own thing, and it does the old thing very badly (...) What. A. Waste"	NEG
United Kingdom	Leslie Felperin The Guardian	"A reasonably entertaining 90s-set story of the emergence of a zombie virus (...) The competence of the action sequences compensates somewhat for the underlying lack of wit or humour throughout (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	James White Empire	"[It] captures the games' spirit but fails to translate that to cinematic thrills. 'Get your shit together', one character says —the same could be said of the film (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United States	Chris Evangelista SlashFilm	"[It] wisely trades action for horror, but it's not enough (...) I have no doubt the director entered 'Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City' with the best intentions. But none of that excuses such a pointless exercise as this"	NEG
United States	Ethan Vestby The Film Stage	"An undercooked reboot with a few flashes of inspiration (...) I can't see fans wanting to spend further time with this world and these characters, no matter how faithful"	NEU
United States	John Serba Decider	"'Resident Evil: Raccoon City' barely bothers. We, on the other hand, shouldn't bother at all"	NEG

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