Review of The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) by T L — 20 Jan 2011
I really admire The Disappearance of Alice Creed's visual construction - with very few sets, J Blakeson designs a world both utterly mundane and yet nightmarishly threatening. It really looks like an apartment that you'd get kept in if you yourself were kidnapped.
Likewise, the film is peppered with shadowy close-ups and sinister profiles, never letting you feel as if you have the chance to breathe. It is chronically in your face, a sensation not quite matched by its plot, which though clever seems somewhat uninvolved and not all that ambitious.
The actors give it all the life they can, but ultimately it's just hollow support for something that doesn't really have legs. The Disappearance of Alice Creed feels like a handful of twists stitched into a typical kidnapping story with very little else to distinguish itself.
Good attempt, but hopefully Blakeson will be given better material to work with in a future project.
This review of The Disappearance of Alice Creed (2009) was written by T L on 20 Jan 2011.
The Disappearance of Alice Creed has generally received positive reviews.
Was this review helpful?
