Resident Evil: Netflix series sets two Rotten Tomatoes milestones
The IndependentSign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Netflix’s new Resident Evil series has set two milestones on the review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. With a critical score of 61 per cent positive reviews, Resident Evil is the highest-rated of all Resident Evil adaptations. However, its audience rating is actually the lowest of any Resident Evil adaptation to date, clocking up a score of just 30 per cent. In a two-star review for The Independent, Nick Hilton wrote: “The zombies themselves – and let’s face it, a Resident Evil adaptation is only as good as its ravenous swarm – look like a flash mob of A-level drama students, until they start running, at which point the frenetic action sequences are lit more sparingly than a medieval boudoir.” “Perhaps the makers of this show felt that escaping the video game aesthetic was enough.
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