1980. Touch. Since Theodore Dreyer’s Word, many filmmakers have been interested in the theme of resurrection. Hardly once a year there was a film about a miracle psychic or just an accident. In 1980, the most significant film exploiting this theme was Resurrection. As in Terteltaubov’s “Phenomenon”, we plunge into the unpretentious life of the American outback. An ordinary and perfectly ordinary woman is destined to receive the gift of healing and sometimes resurrection. Of course, this circumstance radically changes the life of her and loved ones. She becomes a celebrity and in addition to the tireless worship of fans, she has to face numerous skeptics and religious fanatics. The atmosphere of neurosis will be inflated to the limit. However, like the mentioned “Phenomenon”, the film will emerge into a boring melodrama – after all, the price has already been paid, the incident after which the heroine acquired a gift will take away a loved one from her. And the gift itself does not seem so dear to her. There are many difficulties.
In truth, I expected more from this tape, because the theme and potential of Ellen Burstyn carried great expectations. But the dull, slow pace of the tape completely tired me. Sam Shepherd and Ellen Burstyn don’t do anything extraordinary on screen just by acting out a very ordinary movie play. The pseudophilosophical pathos of the tape gives a touch of mediocrity - the movie turned out to be too predictable. Probably, he could be given a higher rating, within 5-6 points, but too boring. And the expectations were not fully justified. Hence the low score.
4 out of 10