After years of Resident Evil movies that seemed increasingly disconnected from what made the games so memorable, Zach Cregger’s new Resident Evil feels like a much-needed change of direction. Rather than retelling one of the games or centering the story around familiar characters such as Leon Kennedy, Claire Redfield, or Jill Valentine, Cregger and co-writer Shay Hatten have created a new story set within the Resident Evil universe. The film follows Bryan, played by Austin Abrams, a medical courier who suddenly finds himself caught in a nightmarish outbreak. It is a risky approach to a franchise with a very dedicated…