I know the internet certainly bashed the casting choices, but they did what they could. I'll be the first to tell you that the movie could have done without the subplot about Clair and Chris's childhood. Normally this should be expected, but I suspect that many fans will find some of them to be intentionally done, and there by off putting, if not insulting. Plus there are many deviations from the story of the video games. Some things are over explained, or not explained enough. The more you think about it after seeing it, the less it will make sense.

Unfortunately, the movie suffers from pacing and writing issues. This movie offers a different take on the spread of the virus, opting for a slow spread of the zombie infection (Hey, there's something up with your eye!) as opposed to arriving and finding the city overrun with zombies. At other points it felt like an Uwe Boll flick. At some points this film felt like a tribute to movies like The Shining. The famous foyer of the mansion and the lobby of the police department looked like poorly rendered cgi images! Plus there were a few moments where it felt like it was trying to tell you it was a 'video game movie,' which sadly came across as silly. Some of the sets felt genuine and right out of the games. Director Johannes Roberts said he wanted Raccoon City to feel bleak and deserted, and he definitely succeeded, for the most part. Atmosphere and tone were relatively good. There seemed to be some effort at capturing the spirit of the games, and unlike the usual Resident Evil movies, this one seemed like it was trying to be scary. I can't say I hated this movie, necessarily. While I was pleased to see plenty of faithful references to the games (Itchy, Tasty, Lisa Trevor) I immediately got the impression that this would be a loosely based take on the first two Resident Evil games. Like many long time fans of the games, I was certainly not impressed by the trailer for this film.

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