Now I understand why Paul W. S. Anderson's REs were so different. You can't just do a Resident Evil game adaptation, it doesn't work in a movie format.
At times I almost thought that slow pacing, lots of static camera shots, and overall confusion were intentional, but in the end, I don't think so anymore.
Besides the overall atmosphere, a couple of cool close-up shots, and one music track there is nothing of good in this film.
The plot doesn't kick in until 40 minutes into the film, the supposedly introductory scenes don't really introduce anything, since everything is delivered through "as all of you know" scenes. Yeah, we all love these.
I mean, you don't have to recreate every single element of the game, complete with door animations and static room angles. Callbacks and references are fine, but this is a film. Firstly, it should be understandable by the viewers. I played the first RE game when I was a kid and I am overall familiar with the story, but here it comes as a random mess of confusion and absent motivations. There are so many times when characters act with random intentions, speak about things they are not aware of. Was bad line delivery also a callback to the first game bad English voice acting? I guess so.
Every line of dialogue is messy. Most of the action scenes are bad, the "in the dark" action scene felt like it was done by Uwe Boll. Seriously, what was that? A reference to Alone in the Dark? Jesus Christ. And the casting...just...just Leon. Yeah, a great character arc, he's despicable, but then just turns Rambo, fine. I was fine with the CGI since the budget was probably minimal.
Just look at this film as an average viewer. A special police force group wanders into a mansion that happens to be a secret lab. They wander around until they find a scientist they know from their childhood, he turns into a monster and decides to kill them. Then he dies to a random bazooka that manifests itself into the hands of the despicable miscast non-character. This is what a person that is not familiar with the games will get from this. The information on Lisa Trevor and the Ashford twins is pointless to the non-fans. There is no build-up, there is no tension, and the ending feels like nothing important happened today.
As for us, people, who played the game(s), we will surely enjoy some references. And even if the style was intentional, it still doesn't make it a good film.
Maybe it was made to fail. Maybe no one cared, I can't tell. And even though the latest RE films were all bad, this one still can't hold up to the okayish ones like the first and the third one.
RE games fans might shed a tear of nostalgia, but an average viewer surely wouldn't like this one.
At times I almost thought that slow pacing, lots of static camera shots, and overall confusion were intentional, but in the end, I don't think so anymore.
Besides the overall atmosphere, a couple of cool close-up shots, and one music track there is nothing of good in this film.
The plot doesn't kick in until 40 minutes into the film, the supposedly introductory scenes don't really introduce anything, since everything is delivered through "as all of you know" scenes. Yeah, we all love these.
I mean, you don't have to recreate every single element of the game, complete with door animations and static room angles. Callbacks and references are fine, but this is a film. Firstly, it should be understandable by the viewers. I played the first RE game when I was a kid and I am overall familiar with the story, but here it comes as a random mess of confusion and absent motivations. There are so many times when characters act with random intentions, speak about things they are not aware of. Was bad line delivery also a callback to the first game bad English voice acting? I guess so.
Every line of dialogue is messy. Most of the action scenes are bad, the "in the dark" action scene felt like it was done by Uwe Boll. Seriously, what was that? A reference to Alone in the Dark? Jesus Christ. And the casting...just...just Leon. Yeah, a great character arc, he's despicable, but then just turns Rambo, fine. I was fine with the CGI since the budget was probably minimal.
Just look at this film as an average viewer. A special police force group wanders into a mansion that happens to be a secret lab. They wander around until they find a scientist they know from their childhood, he turns into a monster and decides to kill them. Then he dies to a random bazooka that manifests itself into the hands of the despicable miscast non-character. This is what a person that is not familiar with the games will get from this. The information on Lisa Trevor and the Ashford twins is pointless to the non-fans. There is no build-up, there is no tension, and the ending feels like nothing important happened today.
As for us, people, who played the game(s), we will surely enjoy some references. And even if the style was intentional, it still doesn't make it a good film.
Maybe it was made to fail. Maybe no one cared, I can't tell. And even though the latest RE films were all bad, this one still can't hold up to the okayish ones like the first and the third one.
RE games fans might shed a tear of nostalgia, but an average viewer surely wouldn't like this one.