Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, the latest live-action adaptation of CAPCOM’s survival horror IP, can now be watched across theaters in France, Canada, Germany, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, New Zealand, and the United States, with other countries following suit shortly afterward.
Before the launch of the movie, director Johannes Roberts talked to Game Informer about the most challenging part of the film’s production. According to him, it was living up to the huge legacy of zombie movies.
The early reception for Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City wasn’t stellar, though. The RottenTomatoes critic score is at 27%, while fan reviews are at 61%. Metacritic’s Metascore is 44, while IMDB’s user reviews score is at 5.7 out of 10.
CAPCOM can at least take solace in the continued success of Resident Evil Village, which recently won the Ultimate Game of the Year award at the 39th Golden Joystick Awards alongside other prizes in the audio, PlayStation, and performance categories. CAPCOM itself won the Studio of the Year award.
