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65 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Jack Mathews
    75
    Made for $1 million, its production values are raw and Nicholas makes at least one too many obvious choices himself. But its very rawness adds to its creepiness and keeps us in suspense in ways most studio movies don't.
  2. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Lou Lumenick
    75
    Not always totally credible and it cheats a bit on the fixed point of view. But a terrific and brave performance by Talancon makes this far superior to the generic thrillers churned out by the big studios.
  3. Portland Oregonian
    Reviewed by: Marc Mohan
    75
    In 1960, British director Michael Powell made "Peeping Tom," the definitive exploration of voyeurism in the movies. The shocking thriller also practically ruined the career of the veteran filmmaker. Although the stalker-centric Alone With Her doesn't quite rank with Powell's masterpiece, it shows enough promise that one hopes writer/director Eric Nicholas doesn't share his fate.
  4. Film Threat
    Reviewed by: Rory L. Aronsky
    70
    This is a truly disturbing work that makes the mind race with worry, and the heart pump with fear, though thankfully not in a way that tests a viewer's unease every minute. Gradually. Ever so gradually.
  5. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Lael Loewenstein
    70
    A pretty engaging tale, and it's refreshing to see a well-acted, suspenseful drama made without a bloated budget or a lot of bloodletting.
  6. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Lisa Schwarzbaum
    67
    Intriguing creepout.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Maitland McDonagh
    63
    While Canadian writer-director Eric Nicholas has no fresh thoughts about the voyeuristic nature of movie going, he knows enough to make sure when high-tech peeper Doug (Colin Hanks, son of Tom) conceals his camera in a bag, its lens pokes out of the zipper like the big, fat metaphor it is.
  8. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Frank Scheck
    60
    More interesting conceptually than dramatically, Eric Nicholas' thriller Alone With Her boasts a highly clever technological conceit, albeit one that was exploited many years ago to a lesser degree in "The Anderson Tapes."
  9. Village Voice
    Reviewed by: J. Hoberman
    60
    This first feature is shot "first person" and is first and foremost a concept -- at least as interesting to think about as to actually watch.
  10. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    60
    In the end, the characters seem less archetypal than vague, and aside from its sophisticated presentation, Alone With Her doesn't differ all that much from its template: the late-'80s and early-'90s Fill-In-the-Blanks-From-Hell movies that followed in the wake of "Fatal Attraction," many of whose elements (including the heroine's inquisitive, doomed best friend) Mr. Nicholas revives almost verbatim.
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7.6 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 2
  3. Negative: 0 out of 2
  1. JohnE
    7
    Somewhat predictable but a fresh look at what is probably a more common occurrence nowadays than we think. Creepy.
  2. MarcK.
    5
    More creepy than many of the horror films you'll see out there. Interesting angle that is well done, but the story isn't very good and rather predictable.… Full Review »
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