Alice in Wasteland

Here is a low-budget indie movie that kept me interested all the way through. I never knew where it was going next. When the movie begins, we see that the title character, Alice, has been to prison. She is abused by the career-driven detective Jill, who will be her nemesis for the rest of the movie. We see her hook up with a group who have some sort of racket going. The story then gets going with a heist gone wrong, where most of Alice's crew ends up dead and she is betrayed and put in a coma. Upon waking up, she breaks out of her minimum security prison with the help of a fellow inmate and it looks like the story is going to become a buddy road trip. Instead, we get the first of many sudden developments as the likable sidekick is killed so completely out of the blue that for a few moments, I couldn't be sure it actually happened. Alice goes on the run, looking for some stolen money, with Detective Jill and an aging pimp named Ramrod on her trail. I really liked the rivalry between Alice and Jill. It wasn't exactly Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, but it was a pursuit worthy of a better movie. When Alice visits Jill in the hospital near the end of the movie, there is a climactic payoff that is done just about perfectly. I also liked the somewhat open-ended closing moments--considering the direction the story starts taking,a sequel would not be unwelcome. With several good ideas going for it, Alice still has a campy, low-budget feel that will limit its audience. There are some silly, almost slap-stick moments, such as when the two girls are beating up the guard to break out of prison. Several of the characters are done in an over-the-top style, and there are some unusual montages and transitions that will be an acquired taste for many. In all, I enjoyed the experience and would be interested in seeing more from the folks involved with this production. With a little better script and a coherent tone and visual style, they could be capable of something really amazing.

I watch a LOT of indie films, and now I realize - MOST ARE BORING! Not so with "Alice in Wasteland", a wigged-out, crazy roller coaster ride with hot chicks and guns! Wow! Way funny, way hot and just plain enjoyable! Check this one out and see what imagination and a well-paced story can do! Even though there is a plot description on this site, I'll give you my take: An (almost) all girl gang botches a heist and all but one survives - the title tell you who. After that, to tell you more would ruin it. Dig the way you meet characters and how you say goodbye! Highlights: Cool titles and character intro graphics (nice touch), a cellar with a whack job carrying a machine gun, hot chicks, some second rate thug names "Ramrod" (these guys must have caught "Vice Squad"), hot chicks, death by jumper cable, and did I mention hot chicks? Make out scene with hot chicks a bonus! According to credits, this was made in Colorado no less! Awesome.

Alice in Wasteland