Well, here it is another video game movie destined to follow in the path of Tomb Raider, Mortal Kombat, and other laughable adaptations of video games.  But wait, Resident Evil is good, very good.  I was expecting a hackneyed story with horrible dialogue and characters.  But instead I got a movie that brings back wonderful memories of the first game and the huge mansion and baddies.  It was all very nostalgic.  This movie is made for fans of the game pure and simple, anyone else isn't going to get it, there are lots of references to certain game elements.  Many characters from the game make an appearence, the zombies, the "licker", and even the ravens make a brief appearence.  There is even a slight reference to the nemesis program.  I read many reviews that tore into this movie for being implausible and ridiculous.  But these reviewers failed to take into account one thing.  Anyone going to a Resident Evil movie who knows the game is going to realize that B-movie schlock is part of the fun of RE.  The horribly stilted dialogue in the first game was unforgettably bad.  Not to say that the movie has anything that bad, the acting is actually rather good, especially Milla who really impressed me.  The best thing I have to say though, is that there is enough of the plot of the game to bring back pleasant memories of the game, but not too much so that it looks like I'm just watching the game in movie form.  That was a tightrope to walk, and I think it was pulled off admirably.  The direction was rock solid, there were far too many "boo" moments at the beginning, but thankfully that quickly faded.  There seems to be ample room for a sequel so I hope this movie does good business so I can see another one, because I'll be first in line.