Resident Evil

2002
15
1h 40m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

295K

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POPULARITY

1,489

Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez in Resident Evil (2002)

Home Video Trailer from Columbia Tristar

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Zombie Horror Action Horror Sci-Fi

A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.A special military unit fights a powerful, out-of-control supercomputer and hundreds of scientists who have mutated into flesh-eating creatures after a laboratory accident.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

295K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,489

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 nominations

Trivia
The makeup department and crew had a hard time dealing with the dogs, who kept licking the zombie makeup, blood and meat off of themselves.

Goofs
(at around 58 mins) The Red Queen tells the survivors that the human body remains active even during death, producing new cells such as hair and nails. This is a common misconception, as the skin of a dead body gradually pulls away from hair and nails as the body dehydrates, giving the appearance of the hair and nails growing. No new cells can be produced by a dead organism. Furthermore, neither hair nor nails are made up of cells; they are made primarily of a protein called keratin from dead epidermal cells.

Quotes
[Matt and Spence are helping Rain]
Rain: When I get outta here... think I'm gonna get laid.
Matt: Yeah, you might want to clean up a little bit first.

Crazy credits
Near the end of the credits, we hear a line of dialogue from Michelle Rodriguez: "When we get out of here, I think I'm gonna get laid."

Alternate versions
The version that airs on U.S. television is edited for time. Completely removed from the film is the scene with Milla fighting the dogs.

Connections
Edited into Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)

Soundtracks
Existence
Written by Bill Leeb and Christopher Peterson
By kind permission of Nettwerk Music Publishing
© by Edition Sub Terranean/Hanseatic Musikverlag GmbH
By kind permission of Warner/Chappell Music Ltd.
Performed by Front Line Assembly (as Frontline Assembly)
Courtesy of Metropolis Records
[the very beginning of the song plays briefly when Alice and the infected dog face each other for the first time and both stand sill waiting for the other one to make the first move]

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Don't listen to the critics -- great flick

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."