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Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

★½ — Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City (2021)

Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City is a reboot of the long-running Capcom adaptation franchise, this time ditching the Paul W.S. Anderson action-sequel formula in favour of something closer to the survival horror of the original 1996 and 1998 video games. Johannes Roberts, whose prior work included the low-budget shark thriller 47 Metres Down, wrote and directed, positioning the film as a loose retelling of the first two games simultaneously. Constantin Film, the German studio that has produced every Resident Evil feature since 2002, co-produced alongside Screen Gems. Shot largely in Canada doubling as rural America, the $25 million budget was modest by franchise standards, and its worldwide theatrical take of just under $42 million made it a fairly underwhelming performer against expectations.

Shame really. You can see they're trying to remain loyal to the games on one hand while adding a bunch of extra elements to build out whole different audience. The parts that mirror the games are generally quite good but the new stuff is generally awful.

Rating: ★½ | Year: 2021 | Watched: 2025-07-02

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