Alice, Darling

Name: Alice, Darling
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: December 30, 2022
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 65
Cast: Anna Kendrick, Charlie Carrick, Daniel Stolfi, Elena Khan, Ethan Mitchell

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Lionsgate | Release Date: December 30, 2022 | R

Starring: Anna Kendrick, Charlie Carrick, Daniel Stolfi, Elena Khan, Ethan Mitchell, Farah Merani, Gordon Harper, Kaniehtiio Horn, Mairi Babb, Markjan Winnick, Sara Bradeen, Susan Applewhaite, Toni Ellwand, Wunmi Mosaku

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Awards-qualifying limited run begins Dec. 30; film will open nationwide in early 2023 (date tbd).

Summary: Alice (Anna Kendrick) has been pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While on vacation with two close girlfriends, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective. Slowly, she starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. But Simon’s vengeance is as inevitableAlice (Anna Kendrick) has been pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While on vacation with two close girlfriends, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective. Slowly, she starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. But Simon’s vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering – and, once unleashed, it tests Alice’s strength, her courage, and the bonds of her deep-rooted friendships.… Expand

Director: Mary Nighy

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Collider Emily Bernard

Jan 23, 2023

Alice, Darling is a bold and powerful step forward in Anna Kendrick’s career that allows her to really show off the range we knew she had, but maybe hasn’t had a chance to fully explore yet. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jan 2, 2023

This is a quietly powerful drama about psychological manipulation and damage. Read full review

Dominic Baez

Jan 23, 2023

Alice, Darling is a bit of a slow burn, despite what its trailers would have you believe. Read full review

Lex Briscuso

Jan 19, 2023

Alice Darling successfully lays bare the realities emotional and verbal abuse has on victims, while also highlighting how the smallest shows of support can be exactly what victims need to change their circumstances. Read full review

Jake Coyle

Jan 18, 2023

Alice, Darling is a little thinly sketched and lacks a strong sense of directorial perspective. But, in shirking genre contrivance, Nighy gets the most essential thing right, authentically capturing a not-uncommon real-life experience with rare nuance. Read full review

The Guardian Peter Bradshaw

Jan 19, 2023

It’s a very strong performance from Kendrick, who disturbingly conveys the tiny and not so tiny symptoms of emotional abuse. Read full review

Kyle Smith

Jan 19, 2023

The intended overarching message is that vile men can exercise a kind of mind control over their innocent girlfriends. Perhaps. But Alice, Darling delivers an equally striking unintended message: that two people in a failing relationship have a tendency to bring out the worst in each other. Read full review

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AmateurfilmVWR

Apr 20, 2023

This film is an incredible film about psychological violence within relationships. Anna Kendrick is incredible here, especially, I found myself really resonating with her especially in the more intense scenes where you feel like there's no escape for her. I also really really liked herThis film is an incredible film about psychological violence within relationships. Anna Kendrick is incredible here, especially, I found myself really resonating with her especially in the more intense scenes where you feel like there's no escape for her. I also really really liked her friends here, portrayed by Wunmi Mosaku and Kaniehtio horn here, especially towards the ending when **** hits the fan. I personally really liked this movie, its a fantastic drama about domestic violence, the dangers of codependency and the power of friendship and a woman's quest for freedom… Expand

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JLuis_001

Mar 17, 2023

Extremely modest, but apparently after so many years Anna Kendrick remembered that she could do more as an actress away from the many mediocre projects she has been involved in over the last decade.

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alanpotter17

May 15, 2023

A edição tenta. E muito. Mas o filme peca pelo básico: diálogos terrivelmente ruins, personagens secundárias mal desenvolvidas, química de centavos entre as amigas. A tensão não é sentida, passa para mera curiosidade. Pelo menos o final ficou convincente, sem ser estridente e sem ter umA edição tenta. E muito. Mas o filme peca pelo básico: diálogos terrivelmente ruins, personagens secundárias mal desenvolvidas, química de centavos entre as amigas. A tensão não é sentida, passa para mera curiosidade. Pelo menos o final ficou convincente, sem ser estridente e sem ter um grande ápice, passou uma sensação de veracidade, tornando interessante de acompanhar.
Alice é a típica mulher hétero branca a insegura, que longe de impor-se nos relacionamentos, vai deixando-se conduzir por um namorado macho alfa. À medida que a câmera foca no cotidiano daquela mulher, percebemos suas fragilidades. Aliás, a fotografia, a trilha, a produção, a parte técnica em si, está muito boa, você consegue se ambientar.
Entretanto, naquele que seria o fio condutor da trama, fazer o relacionamento tóxico da protagonista sobreviver a uns dias de ausência um do outro, quando Alice vai de viagem com suas amigas para comemorar o aniversário de uma delas, numa casa de campo, aí o filme desaba feio.
Primeiro porque o conflito todo é sustentado entre o peso das amizades e do romance, e por incrível que pareça, no quesito amizade o filme explora super mal as três, não há química alguma entre elas. A abordagem que usam (deixando Alice sem o celular para não alimentar o controle do namorado) com umas conversas cafonas e constrangedoras, torna tudo tão robótico e preguiçoso.
Pra piorar, o roteiro usa da edição de flhashbacks do relacionamento, numa clara tentativa de pesar mais para o lado do rapaz do que pelas amigas. Pior que a edição ficou muito boa, você sente a mente atormentada da protagonista, quando ela detém o sorriso e o olhar dele nas memórias.
Ainda assim, o filme é desequilibrado, e quando todos se juntam, é uma cena constrangedora por segundo. Poderia ser muito mais do que se propaga, já que a violência psicológica é muito bem construída aqui, só faltou ser melhor desenvolvida. Tema bem importante, que faz emergir tanto as questões feministas quanto as de cunho psicológico do século XXI, pena que o resultado final ficou aquém do potencial do material.… Expand

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bertobellamy

May 17, 2023

'Alice, Darling' touches on the critical subject of emotional abuse and how violence doesn't only involve something physical. Anna Kendrick gives an excellent performance as Alice, a woman who has fallen prey to a manipulator; the anxiety she transmits in some very crude scenes is notable.'Alice, Darling' touches on the critical subject of emotional abuse and how violence doesn't only involve something physical. Anna Kendrick gives an excellent performance as Alice, a woman who has fallen prey to a manipulator; the anxiety she transmits in some very crude scenes is notable. However, the story is very thin, and maybe that's why there's a subplot of a missing girl that tries to fill in the runtime forcing you to think what would the possible outcome of Alice's relationship be; the idea is not unthinkable, but it feels a little on the nose and didactic. Finally, although anti-climatic, the ending shows one of the ultimate weapons to defend against men like the one portrayed here: sorority.… Expand

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royalguy07

Jan 21, 2023

Thought the performances were good but the dialogue and payoff were so dry, it was unfortunately just very boring.

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