Following last night's/this morning's glowing social media reactions, the review embargo for Zach Cregger's Resident Evil has now lifted.
Full reviews tend to be a little more balanced than initial reactions, but not in this case. With 47 verdicts counted, the Sony Pictures reboot is currently sitting at a near-perfect 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Only one negative review has been added to the aggregator so far (we're sure that'll change), and the majority of critics seem to be in agreement that Cregger has delivered not only the best Resident Evil movie yet (not a high bar, in fairness), but one of, if not the best video game adaptations of all time.
You can have a read through some of the reviews at the links below.
From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an all-new story, Resident Evil follows Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who unwittingly finds himself in an action-packed, non-stop race for survival as one fateful, horrifying night collapses around him in chaos.
The cast also includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser. Cregger directs from a screenplay he wrote with Shay Hatten, and producers include Robert Kulzer, Zach Cregger, Roy Lee, Miri Yoon, Carter Swan, and Asad Qizilbash. The executive producers are Oliver Berben, Victor Hadida, Richard Wright, and Robert Bernacci.
Resident Evil is set to be released in theaters on September 18.