this is a reasonably entertaining, unpretentiously gory horror exercise, although clearly a bit distended with an excess of characters that need to be incorporated into the plot, many of whom feature in older RE lore
Roberts succeeds in creating a far more faithful, horror-driven Resident Evil movie; This adaptation makes strange choices with its characters and can be rough around the edges, but it offers a compelling lead and succeeds in suspense-filled sequences
Johannes Roberts supplies plenty of "Resident Evil" fan service but scarce coherent plotting and even fewer scares. Throw in chintzy CGI effects, and the theatrical prognosis for this undead saga appears dire
despite Roberts' clear passion for the subject matter, Welcome To Raccoon City still disappoints on several levels; This latest visit to Raccoon City captures the games' spirit but fails to translate that to cinematic thrills
blending the plots of the first and second games together, this is an adaptation founded on fan service; it flatlines, all of its franchise reverence proving futile within a messy narrative
by Meagan Navarro [Bloody Disgusting ]
by Trace Sauveur [Austin Chronicle ]
