Review written by Brandy Bunce, MoreHorror.com
Each one of us I’m sure remembers old friends we use to run in circles with in our early twenties, we drank, partied and stayed out with those friends to the most ungodly hours of the night without regrets. As time marched on, life events like families, jobs and reaching goals began to take over the time we dedicated to those long hours spent throwing back beers with our buddies and we tend to lose touch with some of those friends. Suddenly it hits us; we are what we said we would never become, a working stiff adult. Panic sets in and we begin calling those long lost friends of our drunken partying past for a night on the town for old time’s sake. Does this sound like a scenario you can relate to? If you answered yes, then Alyce Kills will be easily relatable to a point, if you answered no then my guess is you are still in those golden beer drinking years, enjoy it while you can my friend.
Alyce Kills takes the relatable situation I have stated above but gives it a less than relatable twist – your night of reliving the past comes with the accidental almost death of your friend and the guilt passed down knowing you’re the one at fault for the tragic accident. Directed by horror veteran Jay Lee and starring Jade Dornfeld as the socially awkward Alyce, this film takes one lie and spawns it into a series of unfortunate events, guilt driven sex for drugs and ultimately the bloody demise of countless people to cope and cover the one lie that started it all. At least one thing remains the same with Alyce all the way until the end – she does it all without regrets.
This film is fun to watch but it does remind me of a combination of films I have seen in the past, not exactly the breath of fresh air that was expected but definitely not considered a waste of time. Horror fans will be ecstatic over the amounts and methods of kills throughout the film while being a bit shocked and grossed out by the lengths one girl will go to, to deal with the guilt of one accident. If you are a fan of films that the main character is a bit of a weird loner (i.e May from 2002) then you will definitely appreciate Alyce Kills, the main character is almost text book perfect when it comes to being the socially awkward girl pushed too far.
I wouldn’t exactly say this film is one I would watch on repeat but it definitely hits the spot when I am having a craving for a blood filled gore film for the evening. The acting is decent, the filmmaker did a great job of keeping the audience interested all the way until the end, it’s easily relatable as I stated earlier and the ending is completely unexpected. This is definitely a film worth checking out on your next movie night with some horror loving friends.