The director of Mortal Kombat (1995) adapts another popular video game for
the big screen with this gory action thriller. Milla Jovovich and Michelle
Rodriguez star as Alice and Rain, two members of a commando team
assigned to infiltrate the Hive, an underground research laboratory owned by
the faceless conglomerate known as the Umbrella Corporation. A
bio-engineered virus has been released into the maze-like Hive, turning the
facility's employees into mindless, flesh-eating zombies. A single scratch or
bite from one of these rampaging ghouls dooms its victim, so the commandos
have their work cut out for them as they attempt to reach the Red Queen, the
lab's supercomputer -- and their sole hope of halting the spread of the
contagion. Before they can complete their mission, however, the soldiers
must overcome a variety of deadly obstacles, including mutant dogs, lasers,
and a genetically altered beast known as The Licker, whose strength
increases with every victim it slays. Alice and Rain also discover that the
release of the virus may not have been an accident, and that a cure may exist
somewhere in the deadly Hive. Resident Evil co-stars Eric Mabius, James
Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 101 mins
Director(s):Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer(s):Paul W.S. Anderson
Theatrical MPAA Rating: R
the big screen with this gory action thriller. Milla Jovovich and Michelle
Rodriguez star as Alice and Rain, two members of a commando team
assigned to infiltrate the Hive, an underground research laboratory owned by
the faceless conglomerate known as the Umbrella Corporation. A
bio-engineered virus has been released into the maze-like Hive, turning the
facility's employees into mindless, flesh-eating zombies. A single scratch or
bite from one of these rampaging ghouls dooms its victim, so the commandos
have their work cut out for them as they attempt to reach the Red Queen, the
lab's supercomputer -- and their sole hope of halting the spread of the
contagion. Before they can complete their mission, however, the soldiers
must overcome a variety of deadly obstacles, including mutant dogs, lasers,
and a genetically altered beast known as The Licker, whose strength
increases with every victim it slays. Alice and Rain also discover that the
release of the virus may not have been an accident, and that a cure may exist
somewhere in the deadly Hive. Resident Evil co-stars Eric Mabius, James
Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. ~ Karl Williams, All Movie Guide
Running Time: 101 mins
Director(s):Paul W.S. Anderson
Writer(s):Paul W.S. Anderson
Theatrical MPAA Rating: R