We were soooo excited to drop this one on you! Before we started the movie, one of our guests asked for his martini “with a twist this time”. I replied, “Believe me, mate… we’ve got plenty of twists coming up!” More than one reviewer felt that The Disappearance of Alice Creed was a very good movie that could have been great if it hadn’t turned down the suspense at the two-thirds point.  Hmmm… I can sort of see what they meant – the “big” surprises were very big, and it would be hard to keep them coming without necessitating total suspension of disbelief. That being said, the somewhat less surprising sprint to the finish line kept us guessing almost until the last minute. All in all, a very promising first feature from Mr. J. Blakeson (who also wrote it), with great performances from the cast of three, tight editing, and great sound design. We likey. More, please, J.

This was the third MovieNight Thursday (out of six) this season to be blasted with stormy weather. What’s up with that? Bad weather should happen on Wednesday nights, in my humble opinion. In any case, maybe the rain did us a favor and kept the masses away: we had to break out the folding chairs as it was!

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