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Barbarian and Weapons writer/director Zach Cregger reimagines Resident Evil with a new adaptation of Capcom’s wildly popular zombie horror video game series. Does it make for a great movie?
Caleb Masters, a lifelong fan of the series, reviews the film before it opens exclusively in theaters and IMAX this weekend.
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Read the summary below.
Has Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Done It Again?
Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is a wild 95-minute joyride packed with playful jump scares and surprising comedy. It’s a fan crowd-pleaser that never feels too derivative.
All killer, no filler. Just a man on a mission with plenty of grotesque, video game-inspired zombie chaos along the way.
It’s “Resident Evil: The Ride,” and I mean that as a compliment. It incorporates key elements from the video game series without strictly adhering to the canon.
The best sequences recreate the anxious experience of not knowing what to do when everything is trying to kill you.
Kick off your spooky season by seeing this in a packed theater.
Grade: A-
About Resident Evil (2026)
IMDB describes the film as:
A hapless courier is tasked with delivering a package to a remote hospital. He soon finds himself caught in an outbreak and must fight through hordes of mutated creatures to survive.
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