Scott reviews the indie sci fi flick, Alienated.
Alienated is one of
the most aptly titled movies I have ever seen.
I’ll admit
though, after about the first 15 minutes of the film, I was starting to get
worried. It seemed like it was already
falling flat to me. I am truly happy, I
stuck with this film though.
There is so
much that is rewarding about getting through a film of this pace and
caliber. The idea is unique and I think
it was portrayed brilliantly with the skeleton crew cast of George Katt (Nate),
Jen Burry (Paige), & the late Taylor Negron (Griffin).
I felt as if
I was radiating off of this movie as I was watching it. I have not felt this way about a film in a
very long time.Alienated keeps you
on edge during its entire eighty-one minute running time. You are always wondering “When is all hell
gonna break loose?”, but in the head space of the film, it is breaking loose
the entire time.
Alienated is a love
story. It's about two people in
emotional turmoil with each other. I
have personally never been a fan of the love story, but a few have slipped by
such as The Abyss, which really was
just a love story under water with really cool submarines and special effects. That is how Alienated hooked me also.
There are very interesting events hovering around our two primary
characters (Nate & Paige) that is causing this ‘turmoil’ I mentioned
previously.
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Alienated is all
about the dialogue though. That is the
main engine of the film; two people in heated discussion and debate about their
feelings. This is a film you really need
to pay attention to. Every word is
important to the story. I found myself
really questioning the meaning behind Nate’s words in the heat of battle with
Paige and put myself in that situation, not only to identify, but also because
I have been there myself. I like Nate, have
put my passions out to another only to have them brushed off like mosquitoes on
your legs around a bonfire.
The late
Taylor Negron’s character, Griffin, is the truth bringer to the situation at
hand, and is the catalyst for how events unfold in Alienated. Griffin is the
perfect example of ‘less is more’ when it comes to the impact a background
character can have on the plot of a story.
Alienated is a
fantastic slow burner that I highly recommend.
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-Scott W. Lambert