Adam Resurrected
Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: F. X. Feeney
    100
    One cannot recommend this film strongly enough.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Kirk Honeycutt
    80
    The madness of Holocaust survivors is here played mainly for dark comedy. The film's dazzling central performance in a mental institute finds Jeff Goldblum in the role of his career.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Nathan Rabin
    75
    In a stunning lead performance, Goldblum stars as a brilliant, apolitical jester.
  4. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Gary Goldstein
    60
    In a less competitive year, Jeff Goldblum would have had a shot at an Oscar nod for his performance in Adam Resurrected.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Todd McCarthy
    60
    Largely set in two of the least appetizing locations imaginable, a concentration camp and an insane asylum, this is a rigorously made film that does almost nothing to invite the viewer into its world.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Owen Gleiberman
    50
    The director, Paul Schrader, tries for cleansing audacity, but ends up too close to farce.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    40
    The film is so flat that it leaves you wondering if Mr. Kaniuk's book is ultimately untranslatable to the screen.
  8. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Kyle Smith
    38
    Goldblum's wobbly German accent and the staginess of the script doom this effort by Paul Schrader ("American Gigolo").

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4.8 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. JayH
    5
    Often unpleasant to watch and overall it is just not an appealing film. There are so many better holocaust films out there, this is too often tedious and seems far longer than its 106 minute length. Jeff Goldblum does well, but his German accent needs work.… Full Review »
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