Alien at the Movies

This is not a sneak preview. This film has already erase.

Deer, eels, and loose teeth... Oh my!

It's "Shutter Island" meets "Misery" meets "The Stepford Wives" meets "Coma" in director/writer Gore Verbinski's psychological horror tale. When a young executive (Dane Dehaan) is sent to a wellness center to retrieve his company's CEO, he unwillingly becomes a patient & here begins his nightmare as he tries to unravel the mysterious secret kept at the base of the Swiss Alps. Is there a conspiracy here or is he just delusional? Verbinski has crafted beautiful visuals with haunting images. However, it's not too hard see how the puzzle are going to eventually fit together. More effort seems to have been put into stunning, shocking, & terrifying the audience with unforgettable moments than thinking thoroughly through the logic of the script of this nearly 2½ hour film. Expect some nudity but mostly of body types you wished you had never been exposed to. The continuing sense of uneasiness felt throughout the film will turn to something disturbingly weird as the story reaches its climax. Jason Isaacs & Mia Goth costar among the many odd & strange behaving characters. 

Alien gives 2½ "purification & detoxification" stars out of 4.