Resident Evil: Welcome To Raccoon City

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	Kaya Scodelario	Claire Redfield
	Hannah John-Kamen	Jill Valentine
	Robbie Amell	Chris Redfield
	Tom Hopper	Albert Wesker
	Avan Jogia	Leon Kennedy
	Donal Logue	Chief Irons
	Neal McDonough	William Birkin
	Lily Gao	Ada Wong
	Chad Rook	Richard Aiken
	Marina Mazepa	Lisa Trevor
	Nathan Dales	Vickers
	Josh Cruddas	Ben Bertolucci
	Pat Thornton	Truck Driver
	Holly de Barros	Sherry Birkin
	Janet Porter	Annette Birkin
	Lily Gail Reid	Young Claire
	Daxton Gujral	Young Chris
	Dylan Taylor	Kevin Dooley
	Sammy Azero	Enrico Marini
	Jenny Young	Waitress
	Stephannie Hawkins	Sickly Mother
	Nathaniel McParland	Sickly Boy
	Pamela MacDonald	Nurse
	Heloise Catherine Pead Galvin	Ashford Twin #1
	Sophia Ann Pead Galvin	Ashford Twin #2

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Director	Johannes Roberts
Writer	Johannes Roberts
Producer	Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Hartley Gorenstein, Victor Hadida, James Harris, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Robert Kulzer, Martin Moszkowicz, Alex Zhang
Musician	Mark Korven
Photography	Maxime Alexandre

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My quick rating - 6.4/10. I know, not Xmas at all, but I have been waiting for this one. I am sure I'll push the review off until after anyway. And I did obviously. I really liked this movie. The first string of movies started off fine and turned into an action-packed mayhem vehicle to show off Milla Jovovich. Trust me, I am not complaining about any of that. This reincarnation changes gears and goes straight to the game's roots. The backstory of the Redfield siblings sets up a creepy story that easily could've been a fully developed flick on its own, but instead is used to bring us into Raccoon City. All the characters from the first game are introduced and used just enough to make any player of the game say, "Finally," yet draw you in enough that you don't need to be a gamer to follow along. The familiarity just makes it more fun. The teams are divided, with one being sent to the mansion to investigate. Scenes are literally plucked out of the first game almost verbatim. They are all stuck in the city where a mysterious virus has taken over the population and turned them into zombies. The first half or so plays out more like a traditional horror flick/game would, but it does switch gears to allow for more of the story and action to take over. There are your typical greedy corporation leaders, and the explanation of what truly is going on, along with the relationship to the siblings, is all explained decently enough. Especially if you take into account that this is all from a video game that came out in 1996. The cinematography keeps all the action looking very fluid, and the camerawork doesn't delve into the shaky handi-cam nonsense. Special effects were all done well, even when purposely looking hokey. All the little nods to the game make this an extremely enjoyable experience. I like how this has come about and can see the sequels on the way. Bring on the hounds (they even logically explained the initial sighting of one).

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