NOBODY LOVES ALICE

(2008)

written and directed by Roger A. Scheck

 

reviewed by Adam Armstrong

09.07.2008

 

I love Alice.

Abigail (Amanda Taylor) just knows that her boyfriend Alex (Phillip Ward) is going to propose to her soon. However her friend Megan (Elyse Rodriguez) tells her that all men cheat. Megan and Abigail devise a plan to use their socially awkward co-worker Alice (Nitzan Mager) to test Alex’s fidelity. Alex quickly sees through the ploy and leaves with Alice trying to show his anger at Abigail. The only problem, Alice is insane. She traps Alex in her apartment, trying to force him to love her. Any time he steps out of line Alice begins to torture him in Ketchumesque ways you have to see.

Don’t judge a movie by its budget. This flick screams low-budget from the opening minutes of the film; however I was pleasantly surprised to find some really good acting which is usually absent from these types of films. Nitzan Mager and Phillip Ward put on a great and believable show. The off-screen violence makes you cringe in horror, while the on-screen violence makes you cringe from the poor way it is portrayed. There are quite a few problems with the movie. Sound seems to be the overall biggest problem as there is a lot of silent screen time or the score doesn’t quite fit in with what is going on. Also the dialog is written a bit like the way real people talk which is not worth listening to or there would be a huge market of dialog on tape. But it is something worth seeing.

Go out and rent this flick: 4 out of 5