Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City review

 

I've put my fair share of hours into all the Resident Evil video games over the years from the original on the Playstation 1 to the latest installment in Resident Evil Village that dropped earlier this year. Not only were they groundbreaking games pretty much putting survival horror back on the map they were filled with zombies, monsters and a great atmosphere. So here we are in 2021 and after a string of previous movies starring Milla Jovoich that ranged from okay to flat out dreadful how can this new and improved reboot fair??


Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City starts off by introducing her to a young Claire and Chris Redfield who after the death of their parents now reside in Raccoon City's Orphanage. It is also here where we meet the antagonist of the movie in William Burke who fans of the video games will be very aware of. Played by Neil McDonagh he is the one responsible for the zombie outbreak that begins to infest Raccoon City. Speaking of Raccoon City it is the city itself and all the other locations from the games that really are the standout here. They not only absolutely nail the overall vibe and aesthetics of everything from the Raccoon City Police Department, The Spencer Mansion and everything else in between. Alas on the other hand it is in the writing, some casting choices and lack of overall threat of anything that stops this version of Resident Evil from being a good video game to movie adaptation. 


I really wanted to love Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City but from some character tweaks from just poor casting choices I didn't enjoy it as much as I could've. Firstly the character of Wesker is changed beyond comprehension and along with Jill Valentine they're the two biggest flaws in this version at least for me. Both are just not the characters like the games and usually I'd be all for new versions but the core of these characters gets changed so much here especially Wesker that it's just hard to ignore and let go. On the other side of the coin both Robbie Amell as Chris Redfield, Kaya Scodelario as Claire Redfield carry the movie but are severely underdeveloped just as Leon Kennedy was too. All show great promise but just end up falling short which is a shame. The same can be said for the movie which has some truly great things going for it but once it all finishes and we get a lackluster finale it just all can be summed up in a couple of words. This could've and should've been so much better. 

★★

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