Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Praised

Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil puts Austin Abrams at the center of a new survival-horror story. Abrams plays Bryan, a medical courier who takes a delivery job to Raccoon City and is trapped in a viral outbreak that turns people into monsters. The film is a reboot set inside the game universe, not a direct remake of the earlier movies or a scene-by-scene version of the games. Cregger said he was not prepared for fan backlash after the first trailer, when critics complained about missing legacy characters and familiar monsters. He said he wanted to honor the feeling of playing Resident Evil. The film is in theaters now. It will likely reach premium video-on-demand within six weeks.