Synopsis
A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.
2013 Directed by Matt Orlando
A down to earth school psychologist tries to help a mentally ill student who actually believes his brother is coming back from the grave for revenge on the students who killed him.
Resurreccion, O Despertar do Mal, Воскрешение, La Résurrection, Възкресяване, 死者复活, Воскресіння
B horror movie isn’t all that scary, but is fairly well made, and has an intriguing enough premise with solid performances. The plot centers around the possible resurrection of a deceased student, whose real cause of death may be linked to a cover-up involving a group of students. The story slowly simmers to the surface as high school guidance counselor Mischa Barton talks to the dead student’s younger brother, while principal Michael Clarke Duncan oversees the situation, and Barton’s police officer fiancée Devon Sawa is dealing with mysterious happenings around town connected to the cover-up.
It’s all rather silly, but still pretty damn fun, and it’s enjoyable as long as you’re not judging it…
Poor Michael Clarke Duncan.
This piece of shit was his last film.
I havent laughed so much in ages, for all the wrong reasons. If this wasn't made by Jamie Kennedys production company, i'd have thought it was intentionally bad.
It's not.
It's bad.
Hysterically bad.
The ultimate Ponzi scheme. This is mostly a generic horror film, with one or two interesting actors. Interestingly, it was the story-line more than anything that kept me intrigued for most of the movie. The premise revolves around a mysterious boy who ominously tells a group of kids that his deceased older brother is going to return for them all--fully resurrecting once he reclaims six needed lives. In that it feels similar to something like the “Final Destination” movies, where Death returns to reclaim vengeance, or something lost that needs to be taken back in exchange. There’s typical horror stuff like consulting the town's convenient resident-witch, and eerie drawings that seem to foreshadow a character’s death. The atmosphere is appropriately…
This had so much potential but it couldn't pick a lane. Great cast but didn't do much with them. I really wanted to like this film more than I did.
A Resurrection was the one and only film directed by Matt Orlando. Orlando had earlier produced Life-in-Progress and Southern Justice but has otherwise not been heard from again. Elsewhere he has written a series of novels including an ongoing series about a man surviving the apocalypse beginning with Truncated: Apocalyptic and Loving It, as well as several murder mysteries.
For a director who gives all indication he was an unknown, A Resurrection is well produced. The film has a reasonable name cast – Mischa Barton, Devon Sawa and Michael Clarke Duncan in one of his last performances following his death in 2012 (the film is dedicated to his memory) – and looks professionally put together from a production point of…
A horror film that’s a little light on the horror. It operates as a suspense film for most of its run time, but never quite manages to make the transition from the audience being bothered to being frightened. When it finally transitions to the horror aspects, it’s fairly abrupt, and it doesn’t show much. It’s not a problem that it’s light on gore. The problem is that with most of the attacks occurring entirely off-screen, the suspense that it’s trying to build doesn’t get many opportunities to pay off. Read full review.
Could have been better in terms of acting and predictability, but it wasn't too bad of a film... I would have liked to have seen more gore, truth be told, but what they did really show of it worked ok, given it's not really meant to be that kind of film. Could go as far as 3.5/5 but no higher a rating.
A well done, effective thriller that never quite matches the right mood with the right action. Better than mediocre, but less than extraordinary. The mystery is never mysterious and the supernatural elements are under-cooked. It should have deliver more of a wallop. For what it is, for its budget, A Resurrection is fine late night SyFy fare with an interesting concept but a troubled execution.