14th July 2012, 12:03 PM
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| Cultist on the Rampage | | Join Date: May 2011 Location: Leeds, UK | |
ALYCE - There are echos of Polanski movies like 'Repulsion' and 'The Tenant' in this arresting take on one woman's descent into drugged out madness. Good pefromance from Jade Dornfeld as the mousy but increasingly unhinged lead who seeks narcotic oblivion after accidentally on purpose pushing her 'best friend' off her roof at the peak of an old time's sake ecstasy session. Bits of trippy editing / visuals risk cliche and something interesting about symbiotic / obsessive relationships gets lost along the way, but there are some genuinely uncomfortable moments, most of which involve Alyce's mangled post-fall friend. Overall I really liked it, even the context-trashing left turn into excessive gore in the final reel. Definitely recommended for those into American indieish quasi horror.
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