Film Review – Alice

In 2020, “Antebellum” attempted to address American history and the current state of race relations, conjuring a sinister tale of kidnapping and violence to help unsettle viewers. “Alice” has a similar tale of pained existence to share, with writer/director Krystin Ver Linden also tackling the ways of slavery, but taking more of a “Twilight Zone” approach to the subject, blended with M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village.” “Alice” is well-intentioned and features deeply felt performances from Keke Palmer and Common, and the idea Ver Linden tries to develop has tremendous potential, but the helmer can’t get the picture going in a way that creates excitement for character transformations or plans for vengeance. The film is surprisingly slack and unfortunately unsatisfying, despite a noble vision for the black experience that Ver Linden is trying to communicate. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com