Resurrection (2022 film)
The plot follows Margaret (Hall) as she tries to maintain control of her life when an abusive ex-boyfriend (Roth) re-appears in her vicinity.The film received generally positive reviews from critics, who commended Hall's performance in the lead role.Margaret is a composed, successful businesswoman living in Albany, New York, and single mother to Abbie, who is leaving for college.He asked Margaret to give "kindnesses", which were essentially acts of self-harm or personal humiliation, in return for his love.David chastises Margaret for trying to kill him and asks for another "kindness": she is to hold a stress position in a public park at night for hours.Andrew Semans' screenplay made the 2019 Black List of most popular unproduced scripts from up-and-coming screenwriters.The website's consensus reads: "Uneven yet steadily absorbing, Resurrection benefits greatly from Rebecca Hall's outstanding work in the leading role."[10] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 70 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.