Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil Is So Fucking Scary and So Fucking Fun: Review

When Zach Cregger‘s take on Resident Evil begins, a medical courier named Bryan (Austin Abrams) is already having a pretty rough night: His girlfriend Michelle has just informed him that she’s pregnant, and he didn’t have the best reaction to the news. However, he’s picked up a gig that pays double his usual rate — delivering a high-priority package to a hospital in Raccoon City. Raccoon City! What could possibly go wrong?What follows is a tight 90 minutes of terror mixed with the occasional pressure release of comedy, thanks to Cregger’s established talent for incorporating humor into his horror set-pieces, making you scream in one moment and laugh in another. Even as the movie moves into darker and darker territory, the jokes remain present without diffusing the ongoing tension; watching this movie was somehow incredibly stressful and incredibly fun at the same time.In many ways, Resident Evil is Cregger’s most straightforward horror film to date, fully locked in on Bryan’s attempt to deliver his package and survive the night. The resulting ride is pure adrenaline, showcasing the director’s real talent for crafting jump scares that truly do shock you without playing as overtly cr...