I have the luxury of living close to a nice second-hand shop, where old, used DVDs are sold for 1 to 2 EUR/piece. In addition to the well-known blockbusters, I always find a lot of direct-to-video and TV movies from the late 1990s and early 2000s titles on the shelves. DVDs that were often once sold cheaply in supermarkets and have been all but forgotten in this Netflix era. That's how I found Alone, a TV thriller from 2002. 4.3/10 on IMDB, the last viewer rating dates back to 2008. A bad movie?
Not really! Indeed, the budget was not very high, the concept of serial killers is, partly due to 12 seasons of Criminal Minds, not very special anymore and 90 minutes is perhaps just a bit too short for this film.
But otherwise I am positive about Alone. We see the gruesome murders through the eyes of the serial killer, on victims where we have often been able to follow part of their lives. Meanwhile, we also see the story of an old police inspector who doesn't get along with his much younger new colleague at first, but slowly gains more respect. And then there's the Psychologist who treats a lot of psychopaths but takes more interest in her golf clubs. In short, lifelike characters that are excellently portrayed by the actors. The camera work is neat. A conscious decision was made to make the image shock every now and then when looking through the eyes of the serial killer. You have to like that, but it didn't bother me.
Certainly an interesting, exciting film to get cheap from the 2nd hand shelves!
Not really! Indeed, the budget was not very high, the concept of serial killers is, partly due to 12 seasons of Criminal Minds, not very special anymore and 90 minutes is perhaps just a bit too short for this film.
But otherwise I am positive about Alone. We see the gruesome murders through the eyes of the serial killer, on victims where we have often been able to follow part of their lives. Meanwhile, we also see the story of an old police inspector who doesn't get along with his much younger new colleague at first, but slowly gains more respect. And then there's the Psychologist who treats a lot of psychopaths but takes more interest in her golf clubs. In short, lifelike characters that are excellently portrayed by the actors. The camera work is neat. A conscious decision was made to make the image shock every now and then when looking through the eyes of the serial killer. You have to like that, but it didn't bother me.
Certainly an interesting, exciting film to get cheap from the 2nd hand shelves!