Home Movie Review English English Movie Review

Risen Movie Review

Name: Risen Movie Review
Item: Risen
Rating: 3
Author: Lalitha Mallikeswaran

Written by

Review for the film " Risen"

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Runtime: 1 Hour 47 Minutes

Certificate: U

Released: 22-01-2016

Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama

Similar To: The Casagrandes, Ballerina (2024), The Man With The Iron Heart, Zombieland 2

Critic Review
User Review

3 / 5.0

3.47 / 5.0

CAST & CREW

Carlos Santana

Cliff Curtis

Joseph Fiennes

Mish Boyko

Tom Felton

MORE CAST & CREW

Producer:

Patrick Aiello

Mickey Liddell

Pete Shilaimon

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Movie Actor:

Claudio Carta

Joe Manjon

Kevin Naudi

Mario Opinato

Cliff Curtis

Nate Bobbett

Selva Rasalingam

Stewart Scudamore

Alex Maruny

Blake Hartsock

Jacob Yakob

Kenneth Spiteri

Manu Fullola

Mark Killeen

Tom Felton

Rumbull Hayward

Stephen Hagan

Alberto Ayala

Graham Charles

Karim Saleh

Malcolm Ellul

Mario de la Rosa

Joseph Fiennes

Peter Firth

Stephen Greif

Maria Botto

Antonio Gil

Cuco Usín

Jovan Pisani

Luis Callejo

Mario Tardon

Mish Boyko

Pepe Lorente

Stavros Demetraki

Yuric Allison

Frida Cauchi

Andy Gathergood

First Assistant Director:

Javier Chinchilla

Second Assistant Director:

Carlos Santana

Executive Producer:

Scott Holroyd

Robert Huberman

Jose Luis Escolar

Click Here For Full Cast & Crew

" Risen Click to look into! >> Read More... ," is a movie with an ancient set up, conveying a very spiritual message to the viewers. It is about a soldier in Rome, looking for Jesus who resurrected after being crucified. Directed by Kevin Reynolds and co-written by Reynolds and Paul Aiello, this movie revolves around a miracle that took place millions of years ago.

Plot: Joseph Fiennes Joseph Fiennes is an actor from England who works >> Read More... playing the role a character named Clavius is a dedicated Roman soldier. Many Hebrew prisoners, Jesus (Yeshua) included, were killed. The remains of Jesus, stored in a guarded cave goes missing the next morning. The plot takes a turn at this point, as people start to believe that there is going to be a miraculous return of missing Jesus. But, the city needs to be in control of the Roman Empire, as the emperor was to visit. Clavius is left with no option but, to become a detective and gather all the information about Jesus and start finding out what happened to him.

During the journey to know who exactly Jesus was and to find him, Clavius hears each person stating about a miraculous return which was to happen. Does Clavius succeed with his search? Does the miracle really take place? Experience the event that changed the world, through the eyes of a non-believer.

Analysis: The direction by Kevin Reynolds in the movie seems to amplify the small details, to show the precise ancient Roman culture and their rituals, so as to allow to you to visualize every scene. The cinematography and screenplay have done a commendable job with the ancient set up throughout the movie. The action scenes done with the help of the stunt masters is also pretty good. The outline of the story will appeal to you.

Star performances: Joseph Fiennes’s performance is remarkable in this movie. His cynical and robust nature, for the given character, made Clavius seem more observant than the rest of the soldiers. Other actors like Tom Felton Born in Epsom, England, on September 22, 1987, Tho >> Read More... and Peter Firth have also done a good job with all the subtle reactions and expressions.