Review of Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974) by Zane U — 07 Jul 2009

Meh. I didn't particularly enjoy this, due primarily to the grating character of Alice's son Tommy who may just be the most annoying character I have ever seen in a movie. Really, though, that's the only real strong opinion I have about Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore as a whole.

The rest of the movie was good but not great, with Scorcese maintaining his 1970s focus of characters who seemingly cannot make the right decision--although this one is a bit more hopeful than the rest.

I suppose I like the ending, but Kristofferson's character didn't leave me with a whole lot of evidence that he wouldn't be a scumbag like the rest of the men in Alice's life. I guess to sum things up, I'm glad I watched this as an early film from Scorcese and I moderately enjoyed it but that damned kid was so exhausting that it hindered things so that it didn't sit as well with me as it could/should have.