Review of Alpha Dog (2006) by Aaron J — 16 Jan 2010
Ripped from the headlines and hurled to the screen with more hopped-up energy than insight, "Alpha Dog" is standard-issue tabloid fare pimped out as a serious true-crime saga. Based on the events surrounding longtime fugitive Jesse James Hollywood and a kidnapping that went pointlessly, tragically awry, writer-director Nick Cassavetes' sprawling dramatization recklessly blurs the line between reconstruction and reality in ways that are admittedly interesting, if more than a little artistically suspect.
Curiosity in the real-life story, boosted by publicity relating to Cassavetes' own entanglement in the legal proceedings, could draw moderate returns for the New Line release.
This review of Alpha Dog (2006) was written by Aaron J on 16 Jan 2010.
Alpha Dog has generally received positive reviews.
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