Alice Sweet Alice
Allied Artists Pictures | Release Date: November 13, 1976 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
67
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Generally favorable reviews based on 5 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineJeremiah Kipp
Alice, Sweet Alice conflates the angst of adolescent sexual development with the fury of Catholic retribution, suggesting at times an analog version of David Fincher’s Se7en. Read full review
80
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Far more than a sterile exercise in suspense: Communion constantly keeps the audience on its toes with a wealth of incidental detail, excellent set pieces and technical versatility. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
An excellent low-budget horror film from director Sole, whose impressive grasp of filmmaking technique and eye for the grotesque keeps the viewer on edge throughout the movie. Read full review
70
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Mr. Sole, whose first feature this is, knows how to direct actors, how to manipulate suspense and when to shift gears: the identity of the killer is revealed at just that point when the audience is about to make the identification, after which the film becomes less of a horror film than an exercise in suspense. Read full review
50
Washington PostGary Arnold
A mannered, gratuitous exercise in Grand Guignol dreadfulness that was made by and with unknowns. [03 June 1978, p.B6]
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