Review of Adam Resurrected (2008) by Erin O — 15 Nov 2009

The holocaust is a subject that is so moving and depressing it's almost impossible not to shed a tear at the anguish.

Here you have two terrific actors Goldblum and DaFoe playing a man and his dog.

DaFoe the commander of a concentration camp recognizes Goldblum as the greatest clown of Germany. So, he has Goldblum perform as his dog, for years. Numerous scenes shown in flashbacks of Goldblum begging, eating, barking and howling. After the war Adam's in and out of an institution. We know his pain, see the miracles he can perform. His interactions with other patients and Dr's. Of course the child that lives as a dog thrown in for good measure.

This should be heart rendering but it's not. Because this movie is devoid of heart and soul.

The dialog is so self involved and pompous that it leads to long boring sequences. This movie just rambles on forever. The staff at this Israeli institution seem more like Nazi's then care givers. I honestly didn't care about any of these people. It's pretty bad when a film maker can't get a sigh out of a viewer who's seeing Jews marched to the gas houses.

If you like holocaust movies and give this a shot, keep expectations low.