Review of What Alice Found (2003) by Jessi T — 18 Jul 2006

I. CONTENT (out of 3 stars plus bonus, composite of sub-criteria bellow): ---> 2.75 <---.

I. PHILOSOPHICAL/PSYCHOLOGICAL DEPTH (out of 2 stars, where very shallow = 0; shallow = 0.25 or.

0.5; somewhat deep = 0.75 or 1.0; deep = 1.25 or 1.5; very deep = 1.75 or 2.0).

--->1.25<---.

*Does the movie provide deep insights into psychology of an individual? (0.25 for somewhat deep,.

0.5 for deep) Y-0.5.

*Does the movie provide deep insights into psychology of a group? (0.25 for somewhat deep, 0.5.

For deep) Y-0.25.

*Does the movie provide deep philosophical/cosmological insights? (0.25 for somewhat deep, 0.5.

For deep) Y-0.25 The nature of love-sex, "prostitution vs torturing animals".

*Do the movie?s insights care significant philosophical/political implications? (0.25 for.

Significant, 0.5 for very significant) 0.25.

Ii. SCREENPLAY ORIGINALITY (out of 1 star, where very banal = 0; banal = 0.25; somewhat original.

= 0.5; original = 0.75; very original = 1.0):

---> 1.0 <---.

*Is film?s screenplay creative (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Is the plot generally difficult to predict (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Is film?s ending original (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Does the screenplay particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y in originality.

+ BONUS FOR CONTAINING CONTROVERSIAL & UNPOPULAR TOPICS (up to 0.5 star, where controversial.

Topics = 0.25; unpopular and taboo topics = 0.5) ---> 0.5 <---.

II. PRODUCTION (out of 2 stars plus bonus, composite of sub-criteria bellow):

---> 1.0 <---.

Iii. ACTING (out of 1 star, where very ineffective = 0; ineffective = 0.25; somewhat effective =.

0.5; effective = 0.75; very effective = 1.0):

---> 0.5 <---.

*Do actors portray their characters effectively (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Do actors interact among each other effectively (0.25 for a positive answer)? N.

*Do actors connect with the audience (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Do actors particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? N.

Iv. PRESENTATION (out of 1 star, where very ineffective = 0; ineffective = 0.25; somewhat.

Effective = 0.5; effective = 0.75; very effective = 1.0):

--->0.25<---.

*Are visual elements effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? N, too blury.

*Are acoustic elements effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? N, not enough control.

*Is the film?s flow & duration effective (0.25 for a positive answer)? Y.

*Does the presentation particularly excel in any of the above (0.25 for a positive answer)? N.

+ BONUS FOR PRODUCING ON LOW BUDGET (up to 0.5 stars, where up to one million dollars budget =.

0.25; up to half a million dollars budget = 0.5) --->0.25<---.

TOTAL STAR RATING:

---> 3.75 <---.

GRADE & RECOMMENDATION (above 5.0 = A+," Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 5.0 & 4.75 = A,".

Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 4.5 = A-, " Very Good Movie, Highly Recommend"; 4.25 = B+,.

"Good Movie, Recommend"; 4.0 & 3.75 = B, "Good Movie, Recommend"; 3.5 = B - "Good Movie,.

Recommend"; 3.25 = = C+, "Fair Movie" ; 3.0 & 2.75 = C, "Fair Movie"; 2.5 = C-, "Fair Movie";.

2.25 = D+, "Poor Movie"; 2.0 & 1.75 = D, "Poor Movie"; 1.5 = D-, "Poor Movie"; bellow 1.5 = F,.

"Very Poor Movie") :

---> B, "Good Movie, Recommend" <---.

IF YOU LIKE THIS MOVIE I ALSO RECOMMEND : Whore and Monster.

MEMORABLE QUOTES.

"Men are all dogs ... if they are not thinking about it then they are thinking about not thinking it".

BALANCED MPAA RATING (not biased in favor of violence and against sexuality, where G = no.

Violence, no sexuality; PG = OK slight violence, OK slight sexuality; PG-13 = OK moderate.

Violence, OK moderate sexuality; R = OK explicit violence, OK explicit sexuality; NC-17 = OK.

Extreme violence, OK extreme sexuality).

---> PG-13a for moderate sexuality <---.