Alyce – Außer Kontrolle (2011)

Alyce – Außer Kontrolle: Directed by Jay Lee. With Jade Dornfeld, Amara Zaragoza, James Duval, Eddie Rouse. After accidentally knocking her best friend off a roof, Alyce is haunted by guilt and delves into a brutal nightmare wonderland of sex, drugs and violence, her mind tearing itself apart along with anyone else who gets in her way.

“After accidentally knocking her best friend off a roof, Alyce (Jade Dornfeld) is haunted by guilt and delves into a brutal nightmare wonderland of sex, drugs and violence, her mind tearing itself apart along with anyone else who gets in her way.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs others have mentioned, trying to put this film into any one genre is pretty challenging. The marketers seem to want this to be a ghost story, but that is a very small part of what really happens. Following Alyceu0026#39;s journey is not horror, but something a little more than drama.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe attempt to draw from u0026quot;Alice in Wonderlandu0026quot; is strange. Clearly we have u0026quot;Alyceu0026quot; and her friend u0026quot;Carroll Lewisu0026quot;, which are obvious references. We even have James Duval, who will be known by many as playing a rabbit in u0026quot;Donnie Darkou0026quot; (though his character here is anything but Alyceu0026#39;s guide). And there the similarities end.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eDirector Jay Lee has moved up in the world from his days (not long ago) making u0026quot;Zombie Strippersu0026quot;. Much of this is a u0026quot;really satisfying slow burnu0026quot; (in the words of Nikki Hopeman), but has more to offer than just well-paced suspense. Others have made interesting comparisons, with Chuck Bowen labeling it u0026quot;a blunt, trashy fusion of u0026#39;Repulsionu0026#39; and u0026#39;Bartleby, the Scriveneru0026#39;.u0026quot; Brian Tallerico was reminded of u0026quot;great films like u0026#39;Repulsionu0026#39; and u0026#39;Mayu0026#39;u0026quot;. Unlike these two, I did not see the u0026quot;Repulsionu0026quot; connection, but that is a high praise.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBowen says the film u0026quot;is distinctive because Lee doesnu0026#39;t invite us to sympathize with Alyce; she isnu0026#39;t a doomed wallflower in the tradition of the heroes of Carrie, May, or many othersu0026quot;. Quite true — she is no hero or anti-hero, but merely the protagonist we follow, whether her path is justified or not, sane or insane. And that makes it a stronger film.”