A new live-action Resident Evil film, directed by Zach Cregger and starring Austin Abrams, has become the highest-rated video game movie on Rotten Tomatoes with a 96% critics' score and 91% audience score from over 500 ratings. It focuses on an original character rather than established game figures, a choice that drew fan backlash.

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