Alice
Monument Releasing | Release Date (Streaming): May 15, 2020 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
72
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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
The Film StageJared MobarakMay 14, 2020
Alice is truly independent like never before and she’s confronted with the unfair fact that she probably won’t be able to maintain it if she also hopes to keep Jules. To watch Piponnier weigh that abhorrent truth is to witness the internal struggle every woman who’s experienced this type of coerced acquiescence faces. Read full review
83
IndieWireEric KohnMar 16, 2019
Piponnier dominates every frame, with a mesmerizing screen presence that pushes the drama well beyond its formulaic premise and visible microbudget constraints. Read full review
80
CineVueJosh SandyAug 4, 2020
There is no doubt that Alice is an empowering watch. It skillfully combines narrative realism with compelling character development and whip-smart dialogue to produce an engrossing look into a subject matter that is all too frequently over-sexed and sensationalised. Read full review
80
Screen DailyWendy IdeMay 14, 2020
This Paris-set debut feature from Australian director Josephine Mackerras negotiates morally complex territory and the minefield of society’s double standards with an admirably light step. Read full review
78
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 14, 2020
Of course, Mackerras' real target is society's hypocrisy when it comes to sex work. Prostitution is something Alice does, not something that should define her forever. Even an overly-optimistic denouement cannot undercut either that message, or the audience's desire for Alice to have a happy ending. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comMonica CastilloMay 15, 2020
As Alice, Piponnier is phenomenal, putting in a meticulously reserved performance in what could very well have been a melodramatic role. Read full review
70
VarietyPeter DebrugeMay 15, 2020
It’s one of the most daring films ever made, not so much because of anything it overtly depicts as what this controversial classic reveals about the infinitely complicated psychology of human sexuality. Read full review
70
Film ThreatLorry KiktaMar 16, 2019
There’s a lot of emotional and intellectual material that writer/director Josephine Mackerras grapples with in Alice, and she is quite successful in doing so. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeMar 16, 2019
The writer-director's first feature has much going for it, above all a striking performance by Emilie Piponnier in the title role. Neither a fallen-woman melodrama nor an encomium to guilt-free sex work, the complicated moral tale has strong art house potential. Read full review
60
The Observer (UK)Simran HansJul 30, 2020
High-class sex work is presented as a financial quick fix and a route to female empowerment, but the film’s sex-positive politics gloss over any of the job’s potential pitfalls. Read full review
40
The New York TimesDevika GirishMay 14, 2020
Alice (rightfully) regards the choices of its heroine with respect and empathy. But its picture of sex work as an easy out, devoid of any real danger, feels like a simplistic fantasy. Read full review
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