Review of Ali G Indahouse (2002) by Danbotterill — 04 Nov 2014
From the surface it seems like your typical, predictable horror story which visualises the cineosis of Humans vs. Aliens, but it’s easy to forget that this film’s script wasn't typical at its time and its narrative structure became overused by the latter horror movies.
It differentiates in the way it uses ambiguous Freudian overtones, very unusual for its time. As for predictable, well, I believe that was intentional. It gives it an almost ‘Hitchcockian’ form of omniscient narration which results in suspense.
The camera seems to frequently latch on to different characters as if it were taking bets on who would survive but can’t make its mind up, as if it were an alien looking for a new host. Most of the time we know what is going to happen to the crew and it is our expectations which cause the apprehension that follows and it is this apprehension which seems to alienate us within the storyline.
The nauseating feeling in your chest grows until it feels like bursting.
This review of Ali G Indahouse (2002) was written by Danbotterill on 04 Nov 2014.
Ali G Indahouse has generally received mixed reviews.
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