Even when it flies off the rails deep into its third act, Resurrected remains strangely hypnotic.
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12/11/08
Adam Resurrected (2008)
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Reviews Counted:36
Fresh:13
Rotten:23
Average Rating:5.1/10
Consensus: Such an unusual tale might have made for a compelling drama, but Adam Resurrected suffers from narrative confusion and an emotional detachment at its core.
Runtime: 1 hr 46 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: The trouble with Holocaust movies is that they're about the Holocaust; they resurrect an illustrious horror, habited by history's most reliable demons, with little to say except that, yes, this was... [More]
Starring: Jeff Goldblum, Willem Dafoe, Derek Jacobi, Ayelet Zurer
Director: Paul Schrader
Reviews for Adam Resurrected
For all the nightmarish scenes conceived as a creepy cross between Burroughs and Weisel, we don't receive the cathartic satisfaction typically related to the dramatization of Jewish tragedy.
12/22/08
Jeff Goldblum gives a remarkable range to the title character, from the theatrical flair of his cabaret performances to his deep anguish at an Israeli cemetery.
12/11/08
The conclusion of the film conveys a sense of moderate relief over life-altering transformation, shortchanging the miracle Goldblum is working overtime to achieve.
12/18/08
Could have been a tour de force for director Paul Schrader and his cast, and the glimpses of greatness make the reality all the more disappointing.
12/16/08
Might have been a touching story of deep irony if Schrader's approach didn't suffer so much from narrative confusion in an effort to convey the disorientation at its center.
11/14/08
Goldblum's performance as Adam is complex and engrossing to watch ...
09/18/08
"Slaughter House Five" meets "The Night Porter" in director Paul Schrader's energetic adaptation of Yoran Kaniuk's 1968 novel about former cabaret star Adam Stein (brilliantly played by Jeff Goldblum).
12/06/08
An experience that is intellectual where it should be emotional, one belonging more on the stage than on the screen, a picture to be respected more than wrapped up in.
11/05/08
The director, Paul Schrader, tries for cleansing audacity, but ends up too close to farce.
12/10/08
Weird combination of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and a Holocaust drama is (almost) saved by Jeff Goldblum's commanding lead performance.
12/11/08
Between Jeff Goldblum's wildly over-mannered performance and the schlocky treatment of serious subject matter, it's hard to know whether to simply dismiss the film or be outraged by it.
12/11/08
You've got to hand it to Schrader: He pulls off enough of this impressionistic comedy to provoke passions and arguments anew about a topic that seems done to death.
09/09/08
Top CriticThis is the rare film that is memorable, affecting, and bad.
12/11/08
One cannot recommend this film strongly enough.
12/18/08
Goldblum gives a powerful performance in this film. His is one of the best performances by any actor in any film released in 2008.
01/29/09
Beleaguered by a general dearth of energy.
11/24/08
It seems to have been written in a tone of magical realism, but the director is Paul Schrader, a filmmaker who has many talents, but no feel for whimsy, let alone magic.
12/19/08
In a less competitive year, Jeff Goldblum would have had a shot at an Oscar nod.
12/19/08
Top CriticThere's no doubt about this one extending [Paul Schrader's] run of low profile non-events.
12/11/08
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