Bernard Cuffling, Chris Sarandon, J.B. Bivens
Charles Dexter Ward's wife enlists the help of a private detective to find out what her husband is up to in a remote cabin owned by his family for centuries. The husband is a chemical engineer, and th...( read more
)
DVD Release Date: September 20, 2005
Stats: 62 reviews
The catacomb fight scene in the dark was cool. Lots of blood drenched aftermaths in this movie. Chris Sarandon is a champ
Hard to find adaptation of Lovecraft's Case of Charles Dexter Ward, with something of a noir twist (if I'm remembering correctly).
Smart, but boring horror. Some scenes were extremelly creepy though.
36/100
This Lovecraft film, (Based on the story, 'The Strange Case of Charles Dexter Ward') is a more accurate account of the original tale by Lovecraft than 'The Haunted Palace'. Chris Sarandon really flexes his acting muscles playing the dual identity of two characters...still not an ...( read more)
Decent enough. A couple of good scenes. Pretty much a R-rated X-Files episode.
A particularly solid Lovecraft film that treats the material far more like the author did himself than someone like Stuart Gordon (love his work, but he does get uber-sleazy). O'Bannon shows still he's a far better writer than director, but he did some amazing touches with this f...( read more)
Maybe it's just impossible to get Lovecraft properly translated to the screen. Anybody have some suggestions that might prove me wrong?
The Resurrected begins with the taint of TV-movie, through its low budget set design, 90s costumes, and hoary voice-over. Chris Sarandon is terrific in his dual roles, though. Once the story goes underground to the evil Curwen's caves, the movie becomes one freak-out after anot...( read more)
No recent reviews.
This board looks lonely. Be the first to talk about "The Resurrected" !
Critic ratings and reviews powered by RottenTomatoes.com
Fresh (60% or more critics rated the movie positively)
Rotten (59% or fewer critics rated the movie positively)
All Rotten Tomatoes content is used under license from Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes, Certified Fresh, and the Tomatometer are the trademarks of Incfusion Corporation, d/b/a Rotten Tomatoes, a subsidiary of IGN Entertainment, Inc.
Click a thumb to vote on that suggestion, or add your own suggestions.
