Resurrection movie review

MOVIE TITLE: Resurrection

This dramatic and mysterious thriller by IFC Films opens in theaters on July 29, 2022 with online streaming available on August 5, 2022.

RATING: R

LENGTH: 1 hour 44 minutes

MOVIE REVIEW MOM GRADE: B-

IN A NUTSHELL:

Director Andrew Seman’s jaw-dropping sophomore feature, RESURRECTION, had its world premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. Everything is under control. But that careful balance is upended when an unwelcome shadow from her past, David (Tim Roth) returns, carrying with him the horrors of Margaret’s past. Battling her rising fear, Margaret must confront the monster she’s evaded for two decades who has come to conclude their unfinished business.

Don’t worry. This is a spoiler-free review because it’s one of those movies that you’ll experience better if you don’t know much about it.

THINGS I LIKED:

Rebecca Hall is absolutely fantastic and even mesmerizing.
I’ve been a fan of Tim Roth for many years too. He is perfectly creepy.
I really enjoyed Grace Kaufman’s believable performance too.
Fun fact: The movie was filmed in Albany, New York. If you know the Hudson River area, you’ll notice the main character jobs down a path in the Corning Preserve near the iconic Railroad bridge.
During the majority of the film, you simply don’t understand what you’re seeing, so you keep watching to try to figure it out.
The title is intriguing and perfectly describes what happens.

THINGS I DIDN’T LIKE:

As soon as I saw that the lead female was having an affair with a married man, I instantly didn’t like her. That’s disgusting and completely unacceptable in my book. Later, we learn she slept around with lots of other men.
Several of the choices the protagonist makes seem ridiculous and unimaginable.
The ending will make you say, “What the what?” Viewers will want more clarity and closure.

TIPS FOR PARENTS:

An unmarried couple groans in bed while having an affair several times in bed and then in a public bathroom. We don’t see nudity, but motion.
Profanity, including F-bombs
A mother gives her minor daughter alcohol
Bloody, gory, brutal murder