Alone
critic Reviews
, 91% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score- Alone's minimalistic approach makes this heightened thriller a gripping and suspenseful experience.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreRichard WhittakerAustin Chronicle
[Menchaca's] malicious control, the way he shifts from a damaged bird of a man to a hulking beast, helps put Alone away from the pack of middling modern slashers.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKevin CrustLos Angeles Times
Top-tier performances from Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca provide 98 minutes of heart-pounding diversion.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAngie HanFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
Doles out just enough information and just enough plot twists at just the right pace, giving you just what you came for.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreOdie HendersonRogerEbert.com
Alone gives us little reason to care if our hero makes it out alive.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
Alone is a supremely entertaining wilderness survival thriller that makes up in tension, excitement and visceral chills what it lacks anything akin to a surprise.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreIgnatiy VishnevetskyAV Club
Nonetheless, there's something deeply appealing about an already stripped-down cat-and-mouse scenario that becomes dirtier and more elemental as it goes along, tracing a devolutionary arc from the rules of the road to primeval combat.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreDave GolderRadio Times
Alone is a minor triumph of style over substance. While many of the plot beats feel familiar, some top-notch acting and superbly edgy direction from John Hyams help elevate the material, and the peach of an ending is well worth the wait.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJessica ScottNightmarish Conjurings
[Alone] is a taut and satisfying tale of survival that rewards viewers for bearing the non-stop tension and making it through to the other side.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreKeith GarlingtonKeith & the Movies
It’s a simple premise and director John Hyams wrings out every drop of tension while once again proving that when it comes to cinema less is often more.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreMaria LattilaThe Digital Fix
John Hyams' Alone feels like a mix tape of classic thriller and horror tropes, but without the combined effectiveness.
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