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Johannes RobertsScénario:
Johannes RobertsPhotographie:
Maxime AlexandreMusique:
Mark KorvenActeurs·trices:
Kaya Scodelario, Hannah John-Kamen, Robbie Amell, Tom Hopper, Avan Jogia, Donal Logue, Neal McDonough, Lily Gao, Nathan Dales, Chad Rook (plus)VOD (1)
Résumés(1)
Ce nouveau chapitre de la saga Resident Evil, situé en 1998, dévoile enfin les secrets du manoir Spencer et de la ville qui fut autrefois le siège florissant du géant pharmaceutique Umbrella Corporation. Depuis le départ de la toute-puissante entreprise, Raccoon City a sombré jusqu’à la ruine, et une menace terrible se terre au plus profond de ses entrailles. Lorsque le mal se réveille en semant l’horreur, un petit groupe de survivants va unir ses forces pour tenter de découvrir la vérité sur Umbrella, en espérant voir le bout de la nuit… (Metropolitan FilmExport)
(plus)Critiques (4)
A video game zombie flick that will disappoint gamers, but will delight the fans of zombie movie. For me, better built than the series with Anderson. Right from the start the film establishes a dark and intense atmosphere backed by a hell of a soundtrack (excellent, by the way), and goes from one action scene to the next, which in today's flood of romantic chick flicks, dramas and musicals is slowly becoming a rarity. The characters are more likeable than anyone from Dawn of the Dead, but I agree that Leon in particular, who was supposed to be the driving force, is more of a nuisance in the end. I liked the incredible load of jump-scares, which any ghost movie would happily give an arm for, the zombie make-up effects are also okay, and the gore could have been more, but by today's horror standards I think it's enough. There wasn't much time for story, characters and slowly even dialogue, it gets down to business straight away and the priority is zombies and carnage, and I bloody love that. It's not a good movie but it's an entertaining guilty pleasure, enough to make me okay with it. It still amazes me that people shake their heads at characters acting stupid in horror movies, it's like going to the zoo and wondering if there are animals there. The visual effects are weak at times, but hell, in Dawn of the Dead they didn't even have the budget for zombie make-up. Along with Army of the Dead the only zombie winners this year. Story 2/5, Action 4/5, Humor 3/5, Violence 4/5, Fun 4/5 Music 5/5, Visuals 3/5, Atmosphere 4/5, Suspense 4/5, Emotion 1/5, Actors 3/5. 7/10.
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I wouldn't be too critical of it, after the trailer I was expecting an even worse result. I was even surprisingly satisfied and entertained during the first half, simply because there was a goofy but fun and dark horror B-movie playing out on the screen in front of me. But in the middle of the second half the level of idiocy became too much, and the film lost me at about the moment when the suspicious and paranoid guy, who found out about all these misdeeds first, gets eaten up by completely unnecessary inattention. After the closing credits, I'd be far from saying that the new take on Resident Evil is a good horror film, but I like it more than most of Anderson's action crap.
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The new Resident Evil promised a return to its horror roots and it tries to do so. However, Jonathan Roberts didn't have much money or talent, so after a quite interesting introduction and after trying to evoke the atmosphere of John Carpenter's horror films, it turns out that he can't really scare or shoot a decent action scene. Moreover, the whole thing has quite ridiculous make-up and visual effects. I'm desperately looking for a reason to recommend it to anyone.
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Fortunately, there’s no tragedy here! As I suspected from the trailers, this could have been a very bad adaptation of the famous game series, but thankfully it didn’t turn out that way. Sure, the film still offers plenty of ridiculous and laughable moments, and there are a few situations where you’ll just shake your head in disbelief, but as a zombie B-movie, it manages to entertain decently! As a big fan of "Resident Evil," I was pleased with the numerous references to the original two game installments. The locations feel quite authentic, and there were moments when I genuinely felt transported to places that still give me chills just thinking about them. The zombie masks are decent, and there’s a bit of gore to enjoy. The CGI could have been more polished (the final stage of G-Birkin didn’t look great graphically). It’s a bit disappointing that Johannes Roberts tries to cover both RE 1 and 2’s stories in under 2 hours (even though in the original, these two distinct stories are separated by a shorter time span). As expected, everything feels rather rushed. Regarding the casting, I have to criticize Leon... First, the actor didn’t fit the role visually... And second, the creators didn’t quite grasp his character (turning him into a fool that other characters mock? Seriously?). The ending is quite acceptable. So, in summary... it doesn’t quite reach four stars, let’s be fair, but giving it two feels like an outright crime. So, a compromise of three stars. 6/10 P.S. The soundtrack is a hit!
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