Alone

I spent most of the movie saying: Why would she do that?

Why didn't she tell anyone?

Girl...don't say that! Don't tell him that!

I wanna root for her but at this rate..nah.

Maybe my mom taught me how to travel safely as a young lady...and this girl just didn't know. But I hope everyone watching learned WHAT NOT TO DO! Ahhhhhhhh!

Ok. Aside from that, Not the worst thriller I've watched this summer. I'm just still SO MAD AT THIS CHARACTER, it was hard to enjoy the movie being so upset with her choices.

I didn't have any expectations coming to this. So, despite the somewhat formulaic plot the great direction, the top notch performances, ( particularly from Jules Wilcox), amazing soundtrack, all contribute to make this better than the sum of it's parts. It's incredibly taut at times and it never lets up. Definitely worth a watch. I'll be interested to see where John Hyams goes from here. a solid film and , owing to my nerves being shredded at times it's a 7/10 for me.

If you learn anything from this movie, take your shoes.

It is a journey that may keep you on the edge of your seat... or screaming at the TV There's a few times you just think; Why, What, How?

It could be a rough watch for some people.

Its one to watch and maybe learn from...

Everything in this movie has been done umpteenth no of times but the fact that inspite of this the movie managed to create ample amount of suspense n tension throughout.

The guy who played the stalker indeed looked n behaved very creepy.

The lead actress gave a decent performance.

This movie reminded me of Hush (2016) n other low budget 90s thrillers.

Good to see Anthony Heald aft a long time.

Smart, suspenseful & straightforward, Alone is a lean-n-mean survival horror that employs the genre elements in effective doses to deliver a tense, thrilling & terrifying ride. Packing a simple premise and implementing a minimal approach to bring it to life, this sturdily crafted chiller also benefits from believable performances from its cast and is gripping from the get-go.

Directed by John Hyams, the film doesn't wait too long to introduce the villain, and is up-n-running with the main plot almost right after acquainting us with our protagonist. While the story doesn't break any new grounds, Hyams is still able to get plenty of mileage out of the basic setting & structure by keeping things grounded at all times and allowing the situation & surroundings to heighten the suspense.

The tension-building is carried out with precision by letting our anticipation come into play and the cat-n-mouse scenario that ensues once the scene moves into the wilderness only makes the ride all the more arresting. Jules Willcox aptly articulates her character's fear & predicament while Marc Menchaca plays the antagonist with stone-cold demeanour. Each scene between the two is nail-biting and both actors play their part responsibly.

Overall, Alone is an intelligently directed & brilliantly acted example of its genre that's more than aware of its strengths & limitations and is executed with such flair & simplicity that our investment in the story is almost instantaneous. It is efficient in its storytelling, calculated in its handling of elements and unrelenting in ratcheting up the nerves. Add to that, it is briskly paced, tightly edited and doesn't overstay its welcome. In short, a solid entry in survival horror subgenre.