Resurrection (1999)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Russell Mulcahy

Writers (WGA):

Brad Mirman (story) and
Christopher Lambert (story) ...

Release Date:

5 June 1999 (Brazil)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, and it is common among men. Ecclesiastes 6:1

Plot:

Detective John Prudhomme, a Cajun transplanted to Chicago, is assigned to investigate the savage murder...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Serial Killer | Easter | Violence | Flashback Sequence

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	John Prudhomme
Leland Orser	...	Det. Andrew Hollinsworth
Robert Joy	...	Gerald Demus
Barbara Tyson	...	Sara Prudhomme
Rick Fox	...	Scholfield
David Cronenberg	...	Father Rousell
Jonathan Potts	...	Detective Moltz
Peter MacNeill	...	Captain Whippley
Philip Williams	...	Detective Rousch
Jayne Eastwood	...	Dolores Koontz
David Ferry	...	Mr. Breslauer
Chaz Thorne	...	David Elkins
Barbara Gordon	...	Judge Seers
Darren Enkin	...	John Ordway
Jan Filips	...	Stanley Galloway

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

108 min | Germany:103 min | Argentina:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Singapore:R21 | Iceland:16 | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 (video rating) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Baldwin/Cohen Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Takes place in Chicago, but the train station has many signs in French as well as English, giving away the actual Toronto location. You can also see the Canadian flag hanging in the main concourse of the train station in one of the scenes.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Les rivières pourpres II - Les anges de l'apocalypse (2004)

'Resurrection' in Need of Resuscitation

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".