terrible... so disappointed.

Deeper than the descriptions

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

**THIS REVIEW COULD CONTAIN A LOT OF SPOILERS. IF YOU DON'T WANT THE FILM SPOILED THEN I RECOMMEND THE READERS VIEW THE FILM FIRST BEFORE READING THIS REVIEW**I personally really like this film a lot. Christopher Lambert put on an excellent performance as a detective (I see no signs of Highlander :D). He plays the role of a father who lost his sun in a tragic accident and is dealing with a failing marriage. His work takes over his life, especially when he starts chasing after the "numbers" killer, as the newspaper in the film refers to the serial killer as. During all the investigations, nothing was too over the top. It all seemed realistic (of course you got the clues contributing to cat and mouse) in a murderous way (yes, I know that sounds disturbing). What I thought was awesome, is when I found out the killer was collecting body parts. It was new and original for a motive in a detective film. Then you find out he's building the body of Christ out of these old decaying appendages later in the movie, which goes to show you that this killer is totally bonkers. He's super smart (genius status) though. Which is another cool part of this movie. The statistics used in the movie are actually really cleverly placed into the script. They applied to the story-line flawlessly. I won't spoil too much more of the film, but I cringed at the thought of the killer's last planned victim had been a new born baby. Damn! That guy really had some pieces missing from his puzzle.As mentioned earlier, there's nothing too over the top in this movie, and the filming really drags you into like this genuine reality feel. There's no over use of gore, or over the top killing, or weird torture methods. It is a very realistic type cat and mouse movie. I really enjoyed in. It is a suspenseful ride. All-in-all, the acting was good, the script was descent, and the dialog was good also. The characters really made you connect to the story. Very good. I would recommend this to anyone who likes detective/serial killer movies for AT LEAST a one time watch.

Christopher H. Lambert hamfistedly mugs his way through a role better suited to his cousin, Mr Lambert. Awful, awful acting; real B grade material.A serial killer is on the loose! Can he be stopped? Yes obviously, otherwise we wouldn't have a movie. What is his motivation? We never find out, which is frustrating. Who is he? By the end of the film I still wasn't sure. Do we get plenty of plot twists? No.Its one redeeming feature is the use of rapid camera-work in the French style, still an unusual technique at the time (1999). I was genuinely impressed by this.I rate Resurrection at 13.32 on the Haglee Scale, which works out as a soporific 4/10 on IMDb.

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

After the first two "Highlander" films, Christopher Lambert and Russell Mulcahy gathered again to make this thriller, written by Lambert himself. The story deals with a serial killer who severs off parts of his victims' bodies in order to rebuild the body of Christ. John Prudhomme (Lambert) and his partner (played by David Cronenberg) have to stop him.Mulcahy's peculiar filming style provides a brilliant background for this film, which is sustained by Lambert, who gives a solid performance, as many of the films he did in this period ("Gideon", "Highlander:Endgame"). One thing is Christopher when acting, other when he's doing "heh-heh" all the time. These two should team more often. It's something which can fail only once... and we all know "Highlander II".To a certain extent, the movie goes in the lines of "Se7en". However, many post-1994 films did that ("The Bone Collector", to name one). This is probably the best ripoff of all. Most of the bloody images occur during night, which is probably the time of the day in which Mulcahy excels, and it's probably not the best time to watch this film (specially in a stormy night).Adviseable for all Lambert, Mulcahy, and serial killer movies fans. Unadviseable for all those who heap scorn on Lambert and his films, and purists who hate ripoffs.Se7en!