After Alice

ALICE is the kind of movie they made in the 30's and 40's. Never attempts to be an "event". Just wants to entertain. And it does. I was surprised by Kiefer Sutherland. In a role that could be a cliche, he made it real. The plot does make allusions to ALICE IN WONDERLAND. A guy dressed in white does go through a hole and Kiefer does fall down one. Like ALICE the plot does twist and turn, but with a freshness you don't see in small movies. I loved the direction, Sutherland, just a very fast paced and interesting movie.

I really liked this movie. If other people want to give it an average around 5.0/10 that's their choice. I would give it higher. Sutherland's performance as a private eye is totally awesome. The story is amazing, human, exciting, intelligent. The dialogue is good. The story might not be perfect but anyway - the mood of the movie is good enough to compensate for that. Moreover, the ending is incredibly cool and their the jig-saw puzzle really comes back to together. So anyway I liked it. I also thought the female lead actress performed very well. I'm not a big fan of detective movies but this one was really good, also because it doesn't give a damn about conventions of the supernatural.

Somehow the movie has a great appealing on paranormal phenomena, a suject that catch the attention for many, however with so much empty blanks, out from nowhere the drunkard Detective Mickey Hayden (Kiefer Sutherland) starts getting psychic powers, having visions when he touchs some objects from the victims, totally inaccurate, whoever that has this specific powers it unfolds in tender age, never in a mature man, as exposes by Professor Harvey (Henry Czerny) in early lines who really has such gift, also Dr. Vera Swann (Polly Walker) who didn't has enough space in the confusing plot, not allowed us a bit of her usual sexual appealing, what a waste, actually the story is so unbelievable, so unreal that is funny, beyond of any fair explanation, others elements weren't duly addressed, then the movie stays lame, adrift, which can't hold up itself, Kiefer Sutherland exert oneself by a movie that is doomed to failure, the Killer Jabberwocky is a farce, the movie as well, at least it keeps you awake, extremely useful for sleepwalkers!!

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First watch: 2020 / How many: 1 / Source: DVD / Rating: 6

I don't watch PSI factor or any other tv science fiction series because they are either too badly written or over the top and really gross you out. But I do enjoy "psychic" movies. Kiefer Sutherland's performance was top-notch. He actually raised the calibre of the material with his excellent delivery of occasionally awkward or mundane lines. His professionalism is admirable. He refused to give a bad performance. The other psychic, Harvey, was a hoot and equally well played.I agree with Len Butz that this is a subtle movie and I thank him for his insight re Alice In Wonderland. I liked this movie very much. I would recommend this movie to anyone who enjoys watching fine performances, where an actor is given rough materials and actually improves the work by virtue of his own presence in the movie. He is doing an equally incredible job in his tv series 24, and certainly deserved his Golden Globe. If you don't go in expecting an Elm Street slasher, you will enjoy this movie.

Trash. The script: trash. The cinematography: trash. The acting: 90% trash. The plot: trash. I did not enjoy the movie. I figured it out pretty quickly. Most characters were poorly acted; Kiefer Sutherland was not too bad. The writing was absolutely horrible. Not worth the time it took to watch. I'm sorry if I offended anyone who worked on this picture, but that is merely my opinion.