Movie Review: “RESIDENT EVIL: WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY,” no surprises allowed
Fidelity to the original IP is certainly to be valued in a cinematic adaptation, but it shouldn’t be the only thing a film has going for it.
Fidelity to the original IP is certainly to be valued in a cinematic adaptation, but it shouldn’t be the only thing a film has going for it.
Reitman handles the action sequences with verve, and whips up a few spooky setpieces too, but it would have been cool to see some more originality in the spirit brigade.
A toy-store-set, Bruce Campbell-starring satirical monster-carnage romp in time for Thanksgiving? Yes, please!
Any successful shark attack movie lives and dies based on two elements: engaging human characters and believable effects. GREAT WHITE has one of those things.
Though the film is gorgeous, it is essentially a rather lifeless story dressed up in extravagance.