Resurrection

Deranged lovecraftian ex or mentally ill parasyte of a mother or all of the above? Initial Thoughts The film is very similar to The Machinist but it's so contrived that it just really isn't that good. The whole drip feeding of information across a 2 hour picture just for the character to end up in some white light purgatory is quite played and honestly boring. The music was quite decent and I liked it very much. The cinematography was amazing. Mise en scène was notably great as well a scene that comes to mind is when she opens the door expecting to see her daughter on the couch during a reverse shot but her booty call comes into view from the right of her head or the placements of David throughout the film. Narrative leaves a lot to be desired and I really think that ending as ambiguous as it is doesn't do much for the film unfortunetly just left me feeling disappointment because I thought that the hour and 40 minutes I just invested was truly going to pay off but to no avail. Just turns the movie into theorycraft rather than a compelling piece, and yes I do have a few of my own but that doesn't even pique my interest even more I just find myself bored at how spineless the writing could be. I feel like the Machinist tale of guilt works because at least you actually have something concrete to work with before you branch off. Here you genuinely have nothing because everything is so otherworldy and without proof and or valid explanation. Cast is really small and other than Rebecca Hall who I still believe really leaves a lot to be desired even though she does all the heavy lifting in this film I think a lot of the acting is abyssmal. I think the role of David was heavily underperformed and the film felt like it could really use more active extras.