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Hideo Kojima, known for his public film reviews, watched Zach Cregger's new Resident Evil movie and gave it a strongly positive assessment, praising its horror techniques and comparing his own reaction playing the original 1996 game to a terrified character from the film. Separately, the movie has become the highest-grossing entry in the Resident Evil film franchise following its China debut, surpassing 2016's The Final Chapter. The twin developments underscore a strong critical and commercial reception for the reboot, following years of mixed reviews for Paul W.S. Anderson's earlier six-film series starring Milla Jovovich.