Criticism of ‘Alice, honey’, Anna Kendrick’s new psychological thriller about toxic love

In ‘Alice, Honey’, Director Mary Nighy and screenwriter Alanna Francis have not only had the skill to tell, without sounding familiar, this central story of a woman under the influence… of an abuser. There is a subplot in your film (the disappearance of the young Andrea Evans in deep America), which enriches the plot of the character played so excellently by Anna Kendrick. Why did Andrea leave? Where is she? Is she alive? While this is happening in the background, Alice, so urbane, so apparently sure of herself, is unaware that she herself has also disappeared: from the lives of her friends and, above all, from the couple she forms (or formed) with the bully, destroyer and utterly obsessed with career success Simon (Charlie Carrick).

Between nightmares (asleep or awake), constant glances at the mobile and some suggestive images of Alice sometimes swimming and, other times, drowning or floating in the water, the film warns us of the topical and dangerous romanticism that even certain series and films sell us. ; delves into the psychic and physical consequences (those tufts of hair that have begun to fall out) of invisible and imperceptible emotional blackmail; and reconstructs Alice’s past and present to try that, in her future, fireworks, laughter, independence, midnight baths and conversations, frivolous or deep, with those two friends so affectionate, faithful, can return. patient and determined.

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Data sheet

Address: Mary Nighy Distribution: Anna Kendrick, Kaniehtiio Horn, Wunmi Mosaku, Charlie Carrick Country: Canada Year: 2022 Release date: 19–5-2023 Gender: Drama. thriller Script: alanna francis Duration: 89 min.

Synopsis: Alice (Anna Kendrick) is a woman on the edge. At thirty, she lives in a situation of psychological abuse perpetuated by her boyfriend, Simon, who has trapped her in a state of paralysis. During a vacation in the countryside with her two best friends, Alice will rediscover the essence of herself and finally gain the perspective she so desperately needs. However, Simon’s revenge for her partner’s unexpected elopement is as inevitable as it is devastating, and once unleashed, she will test Alice’s stamina, her courage, and the strength of her bond with him. her friends