‘Resident Evil’: What Critics Are Saying About Zach Cregger’s New Horror Film

‘Resident Evil’: What Critics Are Saying About Zach Cregger’s New Horror Film

The video game franchise reboot from the 'Weapons' filmmaker, starring Austin Abrams, is now playing in theaters.

What are critics saying about Zach Cregger's Resident Evil?

Critics have been sharing their reviews on the latest Resident Evil film reboot inspired by the beloved 1990s zombie game, the film is directed by Zach Cregger, and stars Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Johnno Wilson and Paul Walter Hauser. But will this film be but more successful than the previous one? Here's what critics have said.

Resident Evil Review Roundup: Critics React to Zach Cregger’s Reboot

Zach Cregger‘s Resident Evil has arrived — and the critics are embracing the latest reimaginging on the long-running video game franchise. Based on the popular Capcom video games, Resident Evil stars Austin Abrams as Bryan, an outmatched medical courier who becomes trapped in a monster outbreak in Raccoon City during a single night of chaos […]

Zach Cregger's 'Resident Evil' Just Became His Best-Reviewed Movie With Audiences

Zach Cregger has built one of the most trusted names in modern horror over the last few years, turning a pair of original stories into two of the genre’s biggest word-of-mouth success stories. So when it was announced he’d be taking on a video game adaptation for his next project, the reaction from horror fans...

Zach Cregger’s ‘Resident Evil’ Just Became His Most-Loved Movie With Audiences, Not Just Critics

Horror filmmakers rarely get handed the keys to an established franchise, and when they do, fan skepticism tends to follow them every step of the way. Zach Cregger walked into that exact situation with a beloved video game series that has burned through directors, timelines, and continuities for over two decades. Coming off back-to-back critical...

Zach Cregger’s RESIDENT EVIL Plays Its Audience

I was not a fan of Zach Cregger’s BARBARIAN. Those who saw it early at Comic-Con and FightFest touted a revelatory twist beyond the shadows of the Airbnb basement Georgina Campbell’s Tess ventured into. Despite how gratingly tasteless that incest zombie payoff ended up being, I could not drop one intriguing suspicion from my mind: “Man, this guy must play a lot of Resident Evil.” The influence of the foundational survival horror video game serie…