Xavier Rodrigues

Terribly disappointed in Netflix's attempt here. If it were named something different then "Resident Evil", like "Umbrella Beginnings" then it would be passable. I immediately doubt anyone's taste who says this was a good Resident Evil show. I honestly think the good reviews here are from young teenagers, or folks who don't really know Resident Evil. There's no way this was good. This absolutely, arguably, is really as bad as people say it is, and even worse. Not because of sexist or racist reasons, but because the story was written terribly. I gave it 2 stars for the great acting (except a couple scenes) and for the awesome set designs. The story is what is terrible here, they could have done so much more. Especially with the female leads, because the main character Jade is extremely unlikeable, with at this time no comparison that comes to mind. Recent film and show releases with female leads have been great, whereas here the terrible writing destroys the female lead characters.

Though Rosamund Pike's acting was beyond excellent, and the rest of the cast as well, this movie is shockingly unsettling, incensing the audience with the very provocative and infuriating crime of robbing the elderly via fraud- by way of guardianship, with absolutely no satisfying ending or sense of justice and fairness. After the beginning part of the film that morally enrages the audience, The movie continues to agonize its audience with the chosen victim being trapped and then further abused, while the carrot of justice and punishment is constantly dangled, unsatisfyingly ever out-of-reach. Unrealistic get-away scenes, a morally infuriating abuse of the judicial & guardianship system (which also is left unchecked, unsatisfyingly, during the entire movie) to the terrible judge with whom the audience hoped to actually see justice run its course with-to no apparent avail, and unfruitful attempts to counter whom only be called the villain in this movie, Rosamund Pike's character, all run this movie, terribly and sadly, into the ground. Riddled with sections where it may seem that relief, and finally justice, will be delivered, only to unrealistically slip away from grasp. It is honestly only the supremely well acting from Rosamund Pike, and all the rest of the cast, that even make this movie one that everyone starte to watch, and continues to watch- though I'm absolutely, arguably, sure tons of folks did NOT care to finish watching this movie. Only watch if you are a real fan of any of the main characters, as the acting is the only great pat of this film! Otherwise, words that come to mind are: unsatisying, morally incensing, and just not right. Watch if you'd like to see why other folks are unhappy and unsatisfied with film, because besides the acting, unfortunately, there isn't much to applaude here.

This movie has some of the most amazing set pieces I've seen in AAA Sci-Fi films! Definitely a must watch in premium theater formats such as Dolby Cinema & Imax! I recommend Dolby Cinema, the audio was breathtakingly amazing! You can feel the static charges from the worms, and there are scenes where the Dolby Atmos audio extremely intensifies everything, which adds depth to the emotional feel of the movie. The setting and world of Arrakis is visually stunning, and the action gives way to, again, breathtaking periods of time where you are completely visually engulfed in the film. The story itself is not nearly as complicated as I thought it was going to be. It does take a bit to take off in the storyline, but you feel that when the 2nd film comes out everything will fit together nicely. This is definitely part of a continuing story, and the film does not shy away from that. So it does take some patience to see the story trough, but with that in mind one should just sit back and watch this great entry into a very interesting world with well written and acted characters. This film definitely is amazing, a must-see on the big screen and in the best format you can see! Be prepared to leave wanting more, however! There are times where the names and terms can be confusing, just let it ride out everything as it is all explained, and the film easily makes sense of the storyline in time. The acting was supreme, and everything else in between was nothing short of near perfection!