There were only a few ways this could, without using a cheat, end and Bennett and Brooks keep the plot twisting just enough to keep viewers guessing most of the way through.īut as an exercise in claustrophobia and paranoia it’s really hard to find much to fault about Alone with You. Given the subject matter though, it’s a sign of the film’s quality that it takes as long as it does before you can do more than guess. Unfortunately, despite some tight scripting the answer to the question at the center of Alone with You does become somewhat obvious before it’s actually revealed. Is this really happening or is she losing her mind? Or is there possibly another explanation entirely? As I mentioned she is on screen and alone for most of Alone with You, the film depended on her performance and she went above and beyond what was needed to sell the character and her situation. She reflects the character’s obviously troubled state while keeping the ultimate cause of it hidden for most of the film. I could also see, to a much smaller degree, elements of They Look Like People and Await Further Instructions mixed into the plot.Įmily Bennett does a great job of portraying Charlie as her state of mind starts to collapse around her. ![]() ![]() The film’s obvious inspirations are the effects of COVID lockdown induced cabin fever mixed with elements of Repulsion and other descent into madness films. Worst of all, Simone hasn’t come home, and isn’t answering her phone.Īlone with You is an intensely creepy mood piece more than a straight up horror film. The lights begin to flicker and a strange voice comes through her heating vent. And her windows have mysteriously become barred, trapping her. Her front door becomes stuck and won’t open. Then her religious, and estranged, mother (Barbara Crampton, Stay Out, Stay Alive, Superhost) calls to voice disapproval of her lifestyle.Īs bad as that is, things quickly get worse. Her friend Thea (Dora Madison, Bliss, VFW) calls to invite her out only to lecture her when she, for obvious reasons, says she’s staying home. Did it pay off with the showcase for her talents that she was hoping for? Or is it another horrible vanity project?Ĭharlie (Emily Bennett) is getting the apartment ready for her girlfriend Simone’s (Emma Myles, Orange is the New Black) return from a work-related trip. It’s a bold move for somebody who has a few acting credits in features like House of the Witchdoctor and King of Knives but most of her acting and all of her writing/directing credits are on shorts like LVRS and Chasing Ghosts. She’s on screen, alone except for a couple of video calls, for the whole film. She co-wrote and co-directed it with Justin Brooks and she, for all intents and purposes is the cast. Alone with You is very much Emily Bennett’s film.
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