Overview
- The film opened in mid‑September and follows Bryan, a medical courier played by Austin Abrams, who becomes trapped in Raccoon City during a single night outbreak.
- Press screenings produced overwhelmingly positive reviews that multiple outlets report as Tomatometer scores in the high‑90s while noting those percentages can change as more reviews are added.
- Critics single out Zach Cregger’s direction and Austin Abrams’s lead performance for delivering tight pacing, dark humor and repeated jump scares without relying on established game protagonists.
- Production relied heavily on practical effects, large animatronics and location work in the Czech Republic, including real underground galleries, to create tangible creature work and bloody set pieces.
- The film’s strong early reception reframes the franchise’s screen legacy after mixed past adaptations and could open the door to sequels, a possibility Cregger has said he would consider.