Blu-ray Review – George A. Romero’s Resident Evil

We live in a world where seven “Resident Evil” movies exist (another one is due out later this year). It’s a horror/action franchise that’s managed to endure rough critical assessment and uneven box office returns over the years, but brand recognition is mighty, with the video game adaptation managing to pull in viewers no matter the quality of the productions. This cinematic universe is largely credited to writer/director Paul W.S. Anderson, who oversaw the creation of first chapter (released in 2002) and continued on throughout most of the series. However, Anderson and his highly debatable creative talents only arrived when production company Constantin Film attempted to make a “Resident Evil” feature with George A. Romero, the man behind “Night of the Living Dead.” Romero helped to establish the zombie subgenre, and his work inspired Capcom to create a video game that highlighted frights with the undead and the monstrous. “George A. Romero’s Resident Evil: The Documentary of the Unmade Film” investigates this aborted take on the franchise, with co-writer/director Brandon Salisbury examining the evidence left behind from Romero’s days on the project, putting together an understanding of creative and tonal directions ultimately ignored by Anderson. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com