What Alice Found - A. Dean Bell
Caught this film as I browsing through the channels trying to find something to watch. Thank heavens for the Independent Film Channel for indie gems and productions that probably would not make a mainstream release. Anyway, What Alice Found is an independent delicacy that lacks certain spices but leaves enough aftertaste to either like it or hate it. The film tells of a young girl (Alice) who meets and befriends an elderly couple on her way to Florida. However, she learns that things aren't the way it seems, and she is forced into the world of truck-stop prostitution. Judith Ivey (Keanu Reeves' mother in The Devil's Advocate) stars as one of the elderly couple who may, or may not what she seems she is, fabricates lies to the young Alice, prompting her to believe plenty of things that may or may not be true at all. It's not a crime story, the title would interpret otherwise, however the mystery is perhaps one thing that carries the entire film in a rather, ambiguous conclusion: what will become of Alice? Although, it is actuallly a coming-of-age movie, it certainly defies the nuances that makes it one. The twists are sketchy, but it completely conveys the message to the audience. What Alice Found is one independent movie that in a way, deserves any kind of respect from its viewers.
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