On Trial: Resident Evil

Comer and Radulich put Resident Evil, ON TRIAL!

Resident Evil is a 2002 science fiction action horror film written and directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The film stars Milla Jovovich and Michelle Rodriguez. It is the first installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is loosely based on the Capcom survival horror video game series Resident Evil. Alongside Jovovich and Rodriguez, it also stars Eric Mabius, James Purefoy, Martin Crewes, and Colin Salmon. It is produced by Bernd Eichinger and by Anderson himself.

Borrowing elements from the video games Resident Evil and Resident Evil 2, the film follows amnesiac heroine Alice and a band of Umbrella Corporation commandos as they attempt to contain the outbreak of the T-virus at a secret underground facility. The film received mixed reviews from critics but some highly praised Jovovich and the cast performances as well as the action sequences and the zombies design, and was a box office success, grossing more than $102 million worldwide.