MAJOR SPOILERS for the ending of Resident Evil. Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil movie is off to a great start, setting a franchise record at the box office and earning rave reviews. The film 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.
Austin Abrams on the Ending of Resident Evil
After watching Bryan go through hell for the majority of the film, it’s heartbreaking to see him succumb to his infection at the end and transform into a horrifying monster. It’s not the ending many expected, but Abrams loved it.
“I’ve been living with it for a while now, but I thought it was crazy and shocking when I first read it,” the actor told THR. “I love that Zach takes those risks. You follow this one guy the whole time, so hopefully you’re enjoying watching him and rooting for him. Then to have him not make it is really risky and gutsy, which is what I love about all of Zach’s work. So I was surprised by it, but I also loved that he would take that chance.“
He continued, “With a lot of movies nowadays, they’re a little too afraid to do something like that — to kill off a character you really like. And if they do, the blow is softened in some way so it doesn’t hurt too much. Whereas a lot of older films don’t do that; they just rip your heart out. We’re here to feel, man. We’re here to go through something. So I’m just appreciative that Zach is willing to take a risk like that.“
What We Thought of Resident Evil
Our own Chris Bumbray said Resident Evil is “among the most exciting films in recent memory, with Cregger packing in enough action and gore for multiple movies in his ultra-lean ninety-five-minute running time.” You can check out the rest of his review right here, and be sure to let us know what you thought of the film as well!
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