Alone with Her

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Shot entirely using body cams and spy cams, the movie attempts to explore the horror of the increase in stalking due to the advances in and availability of technology. The movie begins with a stalker, played by Colin Hanks, filming women at the beach and at the park, obviously searching for a victim. He chooses a girl, played by Ana Claudia Talancón, and begins following her, planting cameras in her apartment and slowly inserting himself into her life, using the knowledge he gained from the cameras to find common ground. I could see what the writer/director was trying to accomplish, but it was not entertaining enough to hold my interest without taking breaks. The acting was mostly convincing, although there were some spells of poor acting. The ending seemed very film-school and amateur.

This was well-done. I have waited to find this film in Canada and was glad to see it available "ON-Demand" so I could finally view it. When I was in university, I lived with the director and his brother for 3 years and it was quite interesting watching the film and spotting some items that are unique to the director such as: 1) The clerk at the electronic's store where Doug bought the video survelliance equipment was Eric Nicholas 2) "Skinny" is Eric's nickname 3) "Baxter Drive" is mentioned in the film - the street where Eric grew up on 4) When Amy was at home and you could hear the TV show in the background, that was Eric's first production "The Bare Essientials" playing I am sure there is more, but that is what I caught from my first viewing. Great job Eric, you are living your dream and you are example to all of us and our children to never let anyone tell you something is impossible. Looking forward to your next film.

Not much I can say about this that hasn't already been said. What really struck me about this was the writer's insights on how people talk when they don't think others are listening. I found Ana's comments about Colin's character when he was off screen to be very believable. The writer just had a good grasp for the realness of things in general. Maybe it's this age of reality TV we're living in...Maybe it's made us all a little more attuned to how things really play out. But, for instance, that scene with Colin's character and Ana's friend on the stairs right before he offs her. That was just spot on. She didn't over do it with seeming freaked out, but clearly she was unnerved by his sudden appearance on the scene. And that seems to be just the way a young women of her background would convey that. Finally, the ending. Wow. I guess American audiences just aren't ready for something that realistic, because that's exactly what it was. There's no way she would've gotten away in that situation. Overall, just a complete squirmfest. I liked it.

Eric Nicholas' "Alone With Her" starts off with a rather alarming Department of Justice statement that every minute three new people become victims of stalkers, and that, thanks to modern technology, even your garden-variety voyeur, who used to be restricted to what he could see by aiming a pair of high-powered binoculars into the neighbor's window, now has access to high-tech devices, once the sole province of the CIA and the FBI, to help him with his peeping. Through its innovative, you-are-there style, this low-budget, independent thriller really drives that message home. The stalker in this case is a young man named Doug, a techno-savvy misfit with extreme sociopathic tendencies, who through an elaborate network of hidden microphones and cameras, has found a way to keep the object of his obsession - a beautiful young woman named Amy - under surveillance literally 24 hours a day without her knowledge. Slowly but surely, he worms his way into her life, manipulating her emotions and earning her trust along the way. In form as well as in style, "Alone With Her" is a cross between "Peeping Tom" and "The Blair Witch Project," with the audience viewing the action entirely through the lenses of Doug's strategically placed cameras. This innovative technique effectively puts us in the shoes of the voyeuristic stalker, making us, in some strange way, complicit in his actions. The real chill, of course, comes from the realization of just how easy modern technology has made it for our rights of personal space and privacy to be violated. If this movie doesn't turn you into a raving paranoiac, nothing will. "Alone With Her" is more than just a mere exercise in style, however. Thanks to compelling performances from Ana Claudia Talancon, Colin Hanks (who appears off-screen for most of the film) and Jordana Spiro, the movie emerges as an engrossing human drama as well, one that makes us empathize with the various characters whose story we are being compelled to watch. For beyond the threat posed by all the technical hardware, the film unnervingly points out the risk we all take by simply opening ourselves up to friendships and relationships with people we actually know very little about. Some people may find "Alone With Her" too low-keyed in its approach to be truly frightening. However, it is just that lack of sensationalism that makes it so convincing in its creepiness. It's true that the movie, like many thrillers, falls apart somewhat in its third act due to its budgetary constraints as well as a certain predictability in the plotting. Still, "Alone With Her" illustrates the truth of Marshall McLuhan's statement that "the medium is the message" better than any film of recent times.

Alone with Her is a 2007 American suspense film directed by Eric Nicholas about a tech-savvy stalker who uses spy cameras to force his way into the life of a young woman. The first 20 mins were little creepy, when he wsd talking to other people and they had no idea, that they were being filmed, This movie was little boring at times, i was slowly fast forwarding the movie in bits, then the last five minutes of movie were things start to happen and then ends, The ending, I was not too keen on it , there is also alternate ending. which I didn't like either. I give it 4 out of 10

I also saw this movie on pay-per-view. Gotta admit, I like watching little gems like this in the privacy of my own home. Or should I say the perceived privacy of my own home? -- because, I promise you, this movie will forever make you question whether you're really "alone" and safe -- especially if you're a young woman living on her own. Personally, I LOVED how the film was shot - totally through hidden cameras. It made things feel real -- too real, frankly. I thought it was a brave choice by the director and he pulled it off brilliantly. The performances by Colin Hanks and Ana Talancon are also very natural and unaffected. In fact, the whole movie feels like real-life surveillance footage patched together to tell a frightening story. I don't wanna give away any spoilers so I'll just end with this: absolutely chilling -- because what happens to Amy (the lead character) could happen to any of us!

A psychopath goes to extreme lengths to stalk an unsuspecting young woman, installing surveillance equipment in her apartment and playing with her emotions. Hanks is quite creepy as the stalker, a loner with a warped sense of reality. Talancon is quite alluring as his prey. The gimmick here is that much of the film is told from the perspective of the weirdo. In fact, much of the early part of the film is devoted to what he captures with his hidden camera. The viewer does not even see the guy until half way through the film. While this approach is interesting for a little while, it soon becomes irritating. One good thing is the short running time.

Well directed. Well acted. Well cast.... Well written. Ana Claudia Talancon glows. She is completely compelling throughout. Beautiful and convincing. Colin Hanks' everyman is disturbing. If I had to stretch for a weak link, it would be the best friend, but it's not even that weak a link. The camera work was cleverly done. I can only find one fault with the production, but mentioning it would really be nitpicking. The film had me the whole way. Well done.

This film is slow and boring and tries far too hard to be 'realistic'. The story of a guy obsessed with a girl and films her 24/7. Don't know about anyone else but I find no entertainment in watching someone sleep, brush their teeth, shower or do their housework; but whatever rocks your boat I guess. The film is mostly the main character, Ana doing everyday things viewed through something with the same resolution as a web cam. Watched for 5 minutes, fast forward, fast forward again, probably watched for 15 minutes total but feels like watched for 15 hours. Very little action, weak characters and the camera is irritating.