Alone

* NO SPOILERS AHEAD *

In general: "Alone" is a movie you won't remember after a month or so, but that doesn't make it an awful movie..

After watching the whole movie, I got the same feeling I had with the "9th gate": The movie needed 10 more minutes of plot unraveling, to explain/conclude some things. It seemed as if the producer run out of funds and had to finish the film in a hurry.

That left apart, the movie contains some very nicely done camera tricks (first person perspective, memory flashbacks etc), an interesting -yet not that genuine- background of Alex (the main character), and some nice acting.

Concluding: The camera tricks are not groundbreaking, as the ones in "Matrix". The plot is not even close to "Seven". No Oscar was nominated for acting in this film. Compared to some 5-star films, "Alone" is not much to look at. It surely is not one of the best films I've seen, but not a bad film either. 6/10 for me: slightly above average. Worth watching it on TV or renting it for 1,5 euros, but nothing more.

Nicely shot and well acted, I enjoyed this movie. Yes, most seem to feel that the plot was weak, or weakly presented anyway. Certainly it is quite graphic and not always very original. Still, the actors were very good - this was an excellent group of professionals and their work to a certain extent transcends the material. Main thing, anyway, is that Claire Goose is in it so how could I dislike this movie? (Did I say that Miss Goose is beautiful and sexy as well as being extremely gifted as an actor? Had I mentioned that?)She's done some nicely well-judged acting during the last four years (in particular.) I feel she has chosen her roles shrewdly and I look forward to the day when we can say "Oh, I remember her when she was in "Waking The Dead" Now she's a big star" Coming soon, to a theatre near you. D.V.

This is technically well made - in terms of audio-visuals. But, despite clear craftsmanship in this, area the film is let down in the end by a severe plot deficit. After tantalising the viewer as the to gender and identity of the perpetrator the film decides not to bother with this. SO one is left with a sense of annoyance.

Pity

'Alone' is an obscure British horror/thriller that was released straight to DVD back in 2002. The movies feature a unique concept and thanks to the blue light filter everything's bathed in an eerie yet depressing atmosphere which makes this world feel colourless, dark and gives it a rather disturbing edge. But is this movie a lost gem or does it deserve to be forgotten.

The plot = Detective Hannah (John Shrapnel) & Jen (Isabel Brook) are desperately on the trail of a serial killer known only as Alex whose leaving behind a trail of dead women.

This movie is technically ambitious by using the perspective of the killer which gives this an intriguing angle and immediately draws you into their sick and twisted mind and every time this person is on screen its totally unnerving. There is also a decent amount of tension and suspense on display here and the mystery element is well done. However, there are quite a few flaws though, such as the characters they could have done with a lot more fleshing out as I didn't find them engaging enough to care and the way that it ended was severely disappointing and to be honest, I didn't even realize that it was meant to be a plot twist.

Overall 'Alone' would I call this underrated yes and no, as there are some good stuff on display here, but several plot elements could have also been handled a lot better also. So, I would call this flick an average effort all round.

'Creepy, Psychological Thrills'

'Cranks up the Tension'

'Explosive'

These comments are printed proudly on the sleeve of the DVD. Believe them at your peril. You could certainly spend the 89Mins I spent watching this doing something more worthwhile. It doesn't even manage to be creepy by accident.

I Implore you, avoid this film

If you like a good psychological thriller/serial killer movie try SEVEN, SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, BONE COLLECTOR, FALLEN. Anything but this

2/10