Ressurreição: Retalhos de um Crime

I put off watching this movie for a long time, seeing how director Russell Mulcahy has made a number of stinkers over the years, and that actor Christopher Lambert hasn't exactly impressed me with his acting over the same period of time. (The fact that he co-wrote the story of this movie didn't exactly give me much hope.) To be sure, this movie is not perfect. The visual look of the movie is too dark at times, and there is a mysterious fog in many scenes (even indoors) that looks out of place. Some of the clues that Lambert's character uncovers come out of nowhere, seemingly because the screenwriters couldn't figure out how the hero would uncover them at the same time as the audience. The subplot about the hero's loss of his son is eventually forgotten and never brought up again. And Lambert, except for one crying sequence, is pretty stiff and unemotional.

Despite those things, and a few other nitpicks, I still found enough to enjoy in this movie. The atmosphere of the movie is very good, bleak, dark, and horrifying. Murder is shown to be definitely not very pleasant. The progression of the investigation is very easy to follow, unlike some other murder investigation movies. The actor playing the killer is really creepy. And I can't say that at any point I was bored. So if you come across this on cable, give it a try.

Given the opportunity of clambering to the top of the directorial heap on the back of the magnificent Highlander, Mr. Mulcahy instead managed to shoot down his own chances by unwisely having any association at all with the not-quite-so-well-received sequel. Nevertheless, Resurrection, while not exactly a triple-A title, shows that the old dog's still got a few tricks up his sleeve - even if they are being deployed on straight-to-TV efforts these days.

With old chum Chris Lambert (a man equally cursed in his career choices, and looking very old all of a sudden) on board, the scene is set for another shameless reworking of Seven - which might be an obvious comment to make, but that doesn't make it any less true. While the deadly sins are replaced with the names of apostles, the relentless rain, gloom and gritty gore are still there in force, and the plot's just as threadbare.

But! That still doesn't make it a bad film, as such. It's decently performed and nicely shot, with a few nifty camera tricks thrown in to break up the free-roaming NYPD Blue feel of the general proceedings, and there are one or two genuinely effective twists encountered along the way (with some glaringly obvious ones to balance them out, unfortunately).

So it's worth catching, as long as you're not expecting mould-breaking brilliance. One of Lambert's better films, certainly, and an example of the sort of high production values he should be aiming for. So sit back and enjoy... all in all, it's better than you might expect.

Excitable camerawork, snappy editing, unnecessary shots, and musical cues employed for melodramatic effect. A hard-boiled detective who has a troubled personal life and no social skills, paired with a high-strung, wise-cracking partner. A precise and perfect series of clues left behind, leading to incredible sudden realizations on the part of the former detective. Grainy picture quality, employed alongside dark interior lighting with very artistically minded lighting. Director Russell Mulcahy has some very particular ideas about film-making, and alongside some of the scraps in Brad Mirman's screenplay, there are inclusions in 'Resurrection' that rather made me laugh for the effect. Still, it's a suitably enjoyable thriller, flavored with tinges of horror, and does a good job of keeping us watching.

While some of the plot development is simply too neat and tidy for its own good, and some of the choices herein generally are a tad too on the nose, at large there's a lot to like about this. For whatever aspects of this are overdone - there's some sharp intelligence in the narrative and scene writing, building a story that's decidedly grisly and dark. Especially given the biblical implications, one could make definite comparisons to 1995 thriller 'Se7en,' and the same could be said of some of Mulcahy's stylization, too. 'Resurrection' does a great job of building earnest tension and suspense, alongside no small amount of revulsion. I really quite like James McGrath's score, bearing genuine variety and lending atmosphere at many points. The fundamentals of film-making and storytelling, that to an extent come across as just a smidgen Too Much, are reined in and tightened as the runtime advances, actually helping the picture to maintain engagement.

Christopher Lambert is arguably typecast as protagonist John Prudhomme, but he nevertheless gives a fine performance as the determined detective. Leland Orser and Robert Joy, meanwhile, are consistently underappreciated, and both demonstrate it here with charged, spirited performances that make the most of the time they're given on-screen. Even those in still smaller parts do a swell job of helping to move the feature forward, and it's an especial small joy to see David Cronenberg make a brief appearance as Father Rousell. Mulcahy's direction is rather enthusiastic, but not sloppy, and he achieves some fetching shot composition; Mirman's writing occasionally goes a half-step too far, but he nonetheless successfully crafts a gripping, gnarly tableau. The blood and gore look fantastic, as does the set design and decoration generally, and the basic orchestration of every scene is wonderfully well done, including the climax not least of all.

The violence and grim tone certainly means this won't appeal to everyone, and there's maybe nothing so essential about 'Resurrection' so as to demand viewership. Still, despite its flaws, this is much more well made than not, and if I had my doubts at first blush, I was hooked well before the ending rolled around. Recommended especially for fans of the cast or of similar crime thrillers, you don't necessarily need to go out of your way to watch it, but if you come across 'Resurrection,' it's suitably engrossing to deserve two hours of your time.

While I sat through the first half-hour of "Resurrection", all I could think about was how closely it resembled "Se7en". It had the same basic theme: two cops investigating a series of brutal (and unsettlingly gory) murders that follow a common theme. I couldn't help but dismiss it as a pointless, direct-to-video rip-off, but soon I found myself strangely immersed.

"Resurrection" is better than I thought it would be. Once the story started rolling along, I was surprised at how well the movie was made. The suspense scenes are first-rate, the screenplay is smart and intriguing, and the acting is well above average. Though it's not a great movie, it's definitely well worth a watch if you're into the serial-killer subgenre. 7/10

Chicago homicide detectives Prudhome and Hollingsworth are assigned to investigate a murder . Both become entangled in the scheme of a mesianic serial killer whose goal is to recreate the body of Christ by dismembering members of murdered corpses , adding extreme bloodletting. This is a thrilling film about two homicide detectives (Christopher Lambert and Leland Orser) in desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as a holy sacrifice . There are various suspects but eventually seems the crimes were the work of the same man , a weird person murdering mercilessly a lot of people . Two stubborn detectives in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi scoff at difficult efforts to get inside the mind of a killer...There is an evil which I have seen under the sun , and it is common among men . Ecclesiastes 6:1. Be afraid. For he is coming.

This is a nice thriller in which serial killers and mismatched cops overcoming antagonism , including thrills , chills , noisy action , violence and loads of blood and gore . The typical crime movie plot in ¨David Fincher's Seven¨ style blending genres to grim and gripping effect , dealing with two police inspectors tracking a serial murderer who is killing men , this time for a main purport , to use parts of his victims to reassemble the body of Christ in time for Easter Sunday Resurrection . Our protagonists slow voyage from claustrophobic murk into blinding light and rain making for a vivid dramatic metaphor . A sinister and eerie movie with dismal and gloomy environment , in which the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir . It packs a great number of scenes with plenty of gory violence , these frames have been shortened for the US version where went straight to DVD . It is visually striking , in fact filmmaker Mulcahy gained fame directing films with stunning visuals.

It contains a moving and rousing musical score by James McGrath . As well as a somber and tenebrous cinematography by Jonathan Freeman . The motion picture was professionally directed by Russell Mulcahy who often cast Christopher Lambert , in fact this is 3rd film Lambert did with Russell Mulcahy after the first two Highlander I and II . The movie was theatrically exhibited in most of Europe , Asia , Africa and Australia in the United States was direct to video . Russell Mulcahy is a good filmmaker , a craftsman with a long career , he began shooting video clips for such famous artists as Elton John , Duran Duran, The Buggles , Culture Club , and Bonnie Tyler. He is also well known for feature films , starting off with the comedy Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979) , the horror film Razorback (1984), the spectacular sword and sorcery of Highlanders (1986) , followed by the sequel Highlanders II (1991). He directed Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in the violent Ricochet (1991), Russell made a film version of the comic book : The shadow (1994) with Alec Baldwin and took the helm for Tale of the Mummy (1998) . In recent years Mulcahy has been involved in directing several telemovies , episodes of TV shows and other various films of all kinds of genres , including Queer as Folk (2000), 3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004), Teen wolf , The mysterious island (2005) , The curse of the tomb Tutankamon (2006) , Resident Evil: Extinction (2007) , Crash and Burn (2007) , King Scorpion 2 (2008) , Grimm (2010) , Adventures of Errol Flynn (2018) , among others . The picture will appeal to Christopher Lambert fans . Rating : 6.5/10 . Acceptable and decent sinister thriller .