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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

Resurrection is intended to be a dark and creepy ninety minutes of serial killer heaven so probably the first thing that will jump to mind is 'that other movie'. You know the one I'm talking about. As such, its bound to suffer the wraith of armchair critics everywhere. However if you can keep your expectations in check - you'll find a decent flick that stands on its own. Don't be too quick to judge this one.

The dark foreboding imagery, religious overtones and a crazed killer has been done. Constantly dreary atmosphere, dark locales. Detective with a broken past, the second string banana who's the direct opposite of his partner. The twist you're not supposed to see coming. These are the conventions. That is formula, but its unfair to label Resurrection a rip-off. It features some good production values and there's no denying this is one of Christopher Lambert's better efforts. He's one of those guys that has slipped into B-movie obscurity like some actors do. In fact, this was a pleasant surprise.

Not saying Resurrection is the best thing ever, but all things considered - it's better than eighty percent of the dtv offerings I've picked up off video store shelves. The acting might falter at times, but there are also moments that rise above. A satisfying flick in its own right.

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 .

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.

I had no big expectations for this.I discovered it accidentally.But i was intrigued by it almost from the start.

What gives this film its dimension is the incredible acting of mr.Lambert.This is one of his strongest performances and it should have been awarded.The plot is already familiar from films like "Se7en",but it still makes you follow the film with anticipation,because the character of John Prudhomme is different than the other hero characters in similar films.He is a man torn apart;by loss of his only child,by his shaken faith in god and also bad communication with his wife.All he has now is his job and the murderer thats waiting for him.

I recommend this film to anyone who wants an interesting story on a rainy evening or who likes Christopher Lambert. 7 out 0f 10

A precinct already working hard fitting every cliché of these genres(psychological thriller, cop crime investigative flick) into just one 100-ish minute picture is hit by several brutal murders where limbs are missing, and Lambert(who lost his daughter... son, I'm sorry, she... he... looks... uhm, great... anyway, he died in one of those ridiculously contrived sequences that only happen in this type of movie, and that could, by the way, easily have been avoided by the introduction of common sense... oh, and if you think that will pay off, don't hold your breath, it's a cheap setup with minimal payoff) is brought in for his experience with decapitations and paint-by-numbers plots. You can figure out the basics of where this goes, everyone talks in Hollywood Dialog(and immediately after, dramatically turn to walk away, signifying how deeply they feel about how lazily this is supposed to conjure up emotion(with that said, this does make you care about some of what we see... though at least once it utterly betrays whatever confidence they might have earned for that)... did I mention that the villain has impeccable luck in where he hides is a regular occurrence(planning...does...not...cover... it)?), for every good performance there is at least two that are over the top, but still, this is a cool enough concept(I will not reveal what the endgame is... though I will say that I don't know where the bad guy got it from, nor what his motive was, and there wouldn't have been a film if it had been slightly different, and less random...), it keeps to a fast pace(you're not bored...it does help to MST3K it), there are chilling bits(helped by the impeccably done practical FX) and, directed by the usually dependably visually interesting Russell Mulcahy, it's nicely filmed and edited, except for when the cameraman gets zoom-happy in a desperate attempt to increase the tension(which is successfully built here and there), the tracking shots(typically doing a semicircle on a character, so they can remain in place and still do a powerful change of position) that are so fast and start and end so suddenly, I've nicknamed them Whiplash-pans, and it, gradually, using the "nausea-vision" filter excessively. The DVD comes with trailers for Elizabeth and Rounders. There is a lot of strong language, a moderate amount of bloody, gory, disturbing violence and a little full frontal nudity of both genders in this. I recommend this to big fans of this kind of thing, as it gets the job done and has solid production values. 6/10

This film truly was poor. I went to the theatre expecting something exciting, and instead was afforded the opportunity to hone my "guess the next plot twist before it happens" skills. Seriously, the plot was written with an extra thick crayon so everyone could see. Nothing was truly shocking. In fact, even the gore was met with such complete suspension of belief that it really didn't add up to much.

The excessive wise cracking and cops talking shop at the crime scenes made it seem all the more phony. And the scene where Lambert's character is struggling with the clues and reaches his "investigative epiphany" goes to great lengths to indicate the level of intellect expected from the audience - little.

Probably the most annoying aspect of the cinematography was the "X-Files" treatment: Every building in the film, whether it's the precinct building, or a house at noon, or a hospital, was suffering from a lack of any discernible lighting (not to mention a lack of 'patients' in the case of the hospital). I don't recall a single scene when someone flipped on a light switch. It sure would have been nice.

Mr. Lambert really isn't an Oscar-grade actor, so I suppose you have to take this film for what it's worth. In the end, I've reached the conclusion that the only thing that would make this film seem more entertaining is to watch it after watching "The Warriors". Otherwise, you're left with an effort that is dull and unoriginal, and nowhere near the equal of films of the genre such as "Silence of the Lambs".

We all him as the original Highlander and as Rayden in the first Mortal Kombat film, but Christopher Lambert has been around for awhile and has made a pretty impressive number of films (however the quality of many of them is not that impressive). Though many of his films lack something to be desired he has made some classics and he always brings in a solid "Lambert" performance and every now and then he brings in a performance that even surpasses that. Resurrection happens to be one of those performances.

The film itself is actually quite good and it is a bit of a shame that it did not get a wide release in theaters, but unfortunately Lambert just can't bring 'em in anymore (however he is a staple in the straight to video market). The film is a gritty detective story (so NO SWORDS guys) in the style of SEVEN and re-teams Lambert with his Highlander director, Russell Mulcahy. What is interesting here is that the film is co-written and conceived by Lambert, which I think is a first for him (though I'm not sure). What makes this significant is that, Lambert gets to branch out a little and play a character with a little more depth. Which I'm sure is something he's been longing to do since GREYSTOKE. Another interesting thing about the film is that it has genius/director David Cronenberg acting in a small part as a priest(That's what I'm waiting for, the Crononberg/Lambert, Director/Actor team-up).

The film is well shot and acted. It is suspenseful and even a little more thought provoking than the average suspense/mystery. It has a twist that I believe works pretty well.

Well in other words, the film is good. See it if you can.

Probably an unfair comparison with the great film, Seven, but the writers are pretty obviously infuenced by it. Even so, Resurrection is an entertaining movie, although some glaring plot holes are evident along the way. Christopher Lambert is good as the lead detective investigating a a serial murderer with a religious bent taking body parts for a Jesus project. Some scenes are graphic and the mood extremely dark. As a small piece of trivia, look for the director David Cronenberg playing a Catholic priest in a couple of scenes. Overall, Resurrection is worth your time.

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.

The plot is a common one: a serial killer obsessed with Christ commits murders to fulfill an unknown fantasy. An unlikeable cop dealing with tragedy struggles through personal issue to try to catch the bad guy. There are several plot twists throughout, not all of which are predictable, the acting is okay, nothing egregiously bad, and the gore was well done and believable. I was enjoying it well enough, glad to have found this film, but a couple of director's decisions at the end really irritated me as they were clumsy and ridiculously improbable. If you can overlook that, it's a solid one-time watch.

There is a strong sense of deja vu dominating "Resurrection", and I'm using the term "deja vu" literally: there are whole sequences and bits of dialogue that you can almost SWEAR you've seen and heard before in several other movies. Director Mulcahy tries to redeem the hopelessly derivative script, but he fails: his technical tricks and fast cuts are sometimes effective but more often pointless and annoying. Lambert gives the poorest performance in the film, though the supporting performers aren't particularly memorable either.

This is the type that is made for people who love to see blood and gore.

Similar to "Seven", this film takes place in Chicago as John Prudhomme is on the trail of a serial killer along with his partner, Andy Hollingsworth, who is killing men for their body parts.

I enjoyed the way that the story was told. For example, the killer is killing to resurrect the body of Christ, which I found very interesting because I have not seen it done in film before.

I am not a huge fan of Christopher Lambert; however, this film has proven that I should take a look at more of his movies because he can be a dramatic actor as well as an action star.

I'm glad I saw this movie

This is a great cop vs. serial killer film. I saw this movie on the recommendation of a friend and it took me 3 video stores to find it. Be careful not to rent the wrong movie. The first 2 video stores led me to an unrelated movie also called Resurrection. When I first began watching this movie, I was a little leary of the acting. Some of the acting didn't seem to natural and at one point in the movie, my brother was laughing when the actors were serious. HOWEVER, after about the first 25 minutes of this movie, the stride picked up and we were into it. Its a great movie in many ways. The plot is solid and the murders are gross. Its almost as good as "Seven". The storyline may be even better. The bottom line though is that Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt (and I'm not a fan) are just better actors. If you like serial killer films, this is a must.

It has been a while since I saw it last, but as it's not mentioned in the other review I wanted to add a comment regarding the use of light and color.

What I enjoyed the most with this movie was actually that it didn't rain all through the movie. The weather varied causing the lighting to shift as well as the mood. Still, if memory serves, it was creepy.

So if you are tired of the typical wet, dark and gloomy setting of Fincher, but want to see something SEVEN'ish, then try this title.

Taste differs. But after seeing this 120 min long picture and afterwards checking the ratings I must confess a deep dissapointment of my fellow raters. This film is a total orgy of all the things that defines the gengre (thriller): Smart cop with immense social problems, wierd bad guy with unessesary nasty methods & even wierder motives, ticking clock and of course: The unbelievable clues. This kind of setup actually works in some movies (Seven i.e.) but given that a child would direct it better, it only worsens the situation for this picture. C. Lambert is not as bad as he is in this film. But here he lowers my rating for this film from a weak 4 to 3. Nothing, except possible the bad guy (and hardly even that, now that I think of it) has been done in an either interesting or good way. Every scene makes you wonder if all the coworkers at the set were at least slightly ashamed after seeing the final film. After one hour every scene makes you laugh and after another 20 min you stare in bevilderment as grossly over-dramatised acting displays reason beond doubt not to ship the crap overseas. I cannot express myself more clearly, its a misstake from everyone involved.

While targeting the audiences of SEVEN, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS and the likes (see video cover box...), this movie shoots WAY TOO LOW.

Highly predictable story line (Where is the unexpected ?),

Cheap trill (How often can an actor puke ?) Fast cuts (Let's not waste time on finding clues, just throw them in!) Flat characters (No acting experience required...)

I loved this movie.. when i watched se7en , there were laggy scenes at points, but here i was fully engaged in the movie . Both se7en and resurrection is a great movie .. i know there are similarities in the story, but still i don't hate or love either of em more.. both the movies have equal place in my brain..

Now coming to the movie , it went really well until the psycho killer was revealed.. i was expecting someone else and wasn't expecting he'd end up getting caught this easily.. if he's so intelligent he'd have found out .. also they didn't use the mask enough.. that mask was scary af, but it's only shown in 2 scenes only.. not enough.. Other than that the movie was pure adrenaline pump.. the climax scene was so horrifying, i loved the practical effects .. So good...

"Resurrection" is another in a long line of "police procedurals", this time involving the search for a serial-killing biblical fanatic who has concocted a psychotic plan to resurrect Christ. This picture shares a number of similarities with "Se7en", in terms of plot construction but particularly in the way the grotesque aftermath of each murder is lovingly photographed (by the way, the killer is collecting body parts - an arm here, a leg there).

There are several interesting plot twists. The rest of the time is spent exploring the usual cop-movie cliches: the lead detective's a moody loner; his partner is severely injured: the captain wants to take him off the case, etc., ad nauseum.

Amazingly, the somnambulant star, Christopher Lambert, continues to work steadily, receiving role after role even though it has been proven on more than one occasion that he hasn't a clue when it comes to giving a performance. Unfortunately, he doesn't deviate from his prior track record in this film, either.

Hopefully, Mulcahy's latest film, "Talos, The Mummy" will actually get a release, instead of going direct-to-video, as this picture did.

This movie is the worst I've seen in ages. Most of the movie is similar to Se7en (by David Fincher, 1995) to such and extend that it borders on plagiarism. Replace the 7 sins with 7 body parts of Christ, Morgan Freeman with Christopher Lambert and Brad Pitt with some unknown actor and you've got Resurrection (at least an extremely poor copy). There's even a scene almost identical to a scene in Se7en where Lambert's partner is joking about the serial killer being a raving lunatic and Lambert correcting him and personally admiring the intellect of the killer. Christopher Lambert has never been my favorite actor, but this is definitely his worst performance ever. The plot is completely recycled, no suspense, not scary nor funny at any moment. I wish I could get my money back from the video store.