Alexandra's Project

Alexandra's Project (2003)

  • 53% of critics liked it
    (19 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (4,684 ratings)

Rolf de Heer's psychological thriller Alexandra's Project captures a turning point in a very unhappy marriage. Steve (Gary Sweet) and Alexandra (Helen Buday) have two children and numerous grievances against each other. After a birthday in which Steve received a birthday cake and a raise at… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Rolf de Heer
Genres
Drama, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Dec 19, 2003 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    It's a contrived -- though carefully crafted -- bit of movie gamesmanship that sometimes seems like a claustrophobic stunt.

  • Michael Booth, Denver Post

    De Heer offers a wicked twist on household secrets and lies.

  • John McMurtrie, San Francisco Chronicle

    De Heer, who also wrote the script, would have us believe that a wife who's tired of her oblivious bloke of a husband could suddenly become conniving and cruel, coolly defending her actions with twisted logic that's sold as feminism.

  • Geoff Pevere, Toronto Star

    It's a movie that will leave few men unrattled and many women vicariously satisfied.

  • Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail

    Buday is coolly persuasive in the seesaw role of an unbalanced housewife who jerks from despair to anger.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Dean M


    Good slow-paced, but taut adult psychological thriller. This is a classic case of the man is the evil perpetrator, while the woman is the victim. Anyone with a bit of common sense knows this is false in reality, and both sides of the story must be examined. This film only presents… More

  • familiar s


    WTF!!! I read the plot-line and was expecting some great mystery. I'd no idea that this will turn out to be so awful. Maybe the worst I've seen this year. It's too slow paced, but that's not where I'd problem. The problem lied in over-exposure. Too much… More

  • Megan S


    One of those movies where I can't decide whether I liked it or not. Very dark, intense, and graphic. It was definitely unpredictable, that's for sure.

  • Mark A


    Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Alexandra (Helen Buday) plans and executes a most intricate birthday present for her husband, Steve (Gary Sweet), that starts off happy enough, but leaves him stunned, angry, and broken. A rollercoaster ride of emotions play out here and the… More

  • FanGirl B


    I can't decide if I like this film or not. It's a really good film I just had a hard time watching it, it's very brutel.

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