Resurrection Road was a good film, First off, I appreciate the use of squibs and actual (blank) gunfire whenever they could be used. It looks so much better than a lot of the CGI gunfire and blood splatter I see in the majority of movies that appear to have have a similarly low budget. There is CGI in the movie, and some of it looks very cheesy (big explosions, some of the exterior and interior locations, etc.), but it looks like practical effects were used whenever possible. That makes a huge positive difference. I also enjoyed the story. Simple enough, straightforward, and surprisingly brutal. There's a scene early on that I didn't expect to have as much of an impact as it does. It set the tone for the rest of the movie extremely well. Believable characterizations that are mostly serious, but with some effectively fun lines sprinkled throughout. When I heard that Michael Madsen passed on July 3rd I was shocked and surprised that this is his final role of the film of 2025. Man I was deeply loved with his films thanks to Quentin Tarantino who'd inspired Madsen's role, His quote from a film: "If you're gonna compare a hanzo sword, you compare it to every other sword that wasen't made... by Hattori Hanzo" and his quote to be remembered by: " My career has been very strange. My career is like a heart monitor. I get involved in a good project now and then to keep things going. And then I make things that I work on that I hope are going to be good so I can make a living and keep a roof over the heads of those little monsters I have in my house." We will miss you Michael Madsen (1957/2025)
