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      A Resurrection

      R Released Mar 22, 2013 1h 31m Horror List
      Reviews 27% 250+ Ratings Audience Score A high-school psychologist (Mischa Barton) tries to help a student who believes that his brother is coming back from the grave to punish his killers. Read More Read Less Watch on Fandango at Home Premiered Jul 10 Rent Now

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      Demetrice W "Brother love" Eli helped his brother from dying and he saved him. Eli even also set up traps for the people who murdered his brother. Now that Eli was badly hurt, his brother saved him from dying. He brought him to the Witch to save him. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/07/20 Full Review Audience Member The plot isn't that bad, but the acting were. And the finer details of the story is just so poor. Why would the teachers locked the students inside the school rather than handing them over to the cops?! Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member Always A Going To Be A Disaster When The Supporting Actor (Trautmann) Outshines The Lead (Barton) Whom Paid/Exec-Produced The Film. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member "A Resurrection" is a dark supernatural tale from director Matt Orlando that focuses on a small town during a tragedy. The film is about a young boy named Eli who is picked on in school and who's brother is tragically ran down by a high school rival. Days after the funeral the group of bullies are held in detention as unexplained events begin to unfold that predict dire consequences for the high school kids. The movie stars Mischa Barton, Brenden Meers, Devon Sawa, Michael Clarke Duncan, J. Michael Trautmann, Stuart Stone and Matthew Willig. For me personally I am split on how I feel about "A Resurrection". The film was shot very well with a complete seriousness to the story's subject matter. It held a continuous dark foreboding and atmosphere of unease which kept the film in a complete suspenseful state of drama. The acting came off as believable and I felt these characters come alive in this twisted story of loss and resurrection. The movie hit on a pretty prevalent subject that plagues communities and schools across this nation with underage drinking, bullying and teen violence not to mention the social inequalities. All this made for a very dramatic and intensely entertaining plot line in the film. My issue lies with the fact that the horror was mediocre. It was as if the director made a staunch attempt to avoid any elements that a story like this practically demands to be displayed. There was no real scares or moments of intense chills in scenes that needed to be and the sequences that lead to death were completely shied away from which was very disappointing. "A Resurrection" is a safe "PG-ish" film for fans of supernatural melodramas but if you're a straight up horror fan then your going to be very disappointed because the horror is non-existent in this film . The story is a good one and the suspenseful and dark atmosphere make the film a nice movie to watch with your grandmother or someone who doesn't like other more gory horror films but it is also a film that could have been better in so many ways. So I am conflicted on the movie because I liked what it turned out to be even though it wasn't what I hoped for. So for anyone setting out to view this film just keep in mind that it is a psychological thriller more than it is a horror film. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/12/23 Full Review Audience Member Low budget film. Last movie that Michael Clarke Duncan filmed. It was nice to see Mischa Barton.some scenes were horrible. Good story. But movie sucked. Sowie Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member Creepy, well acted supernatural horror film. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com Duncan is the best thing about A Resurrection, brightening up the picture with the ten minutes of screen time he has, showing more comfort and range than anyone else in this dreary, cheapy effort. Rated: D Mar 22, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis A high-school psychologist (Mischa Barton) tries to help a student who believes that his brother is coming back from the grave to punish his killers.
      Director
      Matt Orlando
      Screenwriter
      Matt Orlando
      Production Co
      Jamie Kennedy Entertainment, Levine Pictures
      Rating
      R (Violence|Language|Bloody Images)
      Genre
      Horror
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 22, 2013, Limited
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Jul 10, 2014
      Runtime
      1h 31m
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