alexandras project [C+]

moviemcpeake snippet: This film definitely had the weird factor. It also had a unique story that I have never seen anything like. It is haunting but also has a “what the f**k” quality to it. Alexandra’s Project is about a husband who is having a great birthday. He comes home to expect his surprise party to end his wonderful day. What he gets is a surprise, but nothing near a party. His wife leaves him a tape to watch and through careful plotting can force him to watch it even though she is only on the tv.

The contents of the tape are what make this film edgy and surprising. You learn of the wife’s view of their relationship and her heartaches. But the film reaches. Can one be driven that mad by their husband? Mad yes, but that mad? Doubtful. Which is why I was never completely lost in this story. Although it rang in my memory hours later. A bit of a thriller for sure.

Is this film worth viewing? Possibly. If you borrow the dvd or if is on IFC. It wan’t a bad film. It just didn’t have a lot to it nor did it really add anything to my film obsession or collection. This project needed a bit more work.

recommendation: try something different on a rainy movie day