"Resident Evil" has gotten a bit of a "schlock" reputation; I find trailers for the latest theatrical release intriguing; when I mentioned this to my son, he recommended this first in the series.  It doesn't have the timbre of supernatural or horror film that I've been told sequels do.  In fact the story is more plausible than say, "Total Recall" or "Sixth Sense", which are accepted as scifi.  If you're looking for horror/zombie, this isn't the flick for you.  But I recommend it to SciFi fans who may have passed it over.