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9/14/09 Lenore Francois Strong, convincing performances & engaging intrigue yield a successful 1st feature film. 4 stars
Alice Creed is played by Gemma Arterton, who was lovely in Quantum of Solace. Here she picks up a brutally physical role – there aren’t a lot of places one can successfully go with a character, after all, when one is bound naked to a bed in the first 3 minutes of a film – and yet Arterton becomes a firebrand as the roller-coaster speeds down the tracks.
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Creed is a terrific surprise.
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Highlight of TIFF so far: “The Disappearance of Alice Creed”. Nice & tight with solid twists.
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED was fantastic, great acting, believable stakes and smartly directed. Well done.
J. Blakeson’s debut film is absolutely brilliant. The world premiere of The Disappearance of Alice Creed ranks up there with Jason Reitman’s debut film, Thank You For Smoking. Blakeson is a talented writer and director that has crafted an intelligent thriller.
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***½
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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF ALICE CREED is terrific. Don’t let anyone tell you a fucking word about it. Except “terrific”.