Highly recommended

Jessica (Jules Wilcox) has recently become a widow and decides to pack up her things and get away from her current problems. She decides to hire a trailer and drive to her new destination where her new life awaits. Unfortunately for Sarah, while driving on the road, she begins to be stalked by a male driver. Soon this stranger manages to kidnap her and locks her up as a prisoner. While being locked up, Sarah attempts to find a way to escape. She soon finds a way to unlock her door and manages to run outside. She now finds herself alone in the wilderness, her kidnapper armed with a rifle. With no one to help her, she is forced to use her wits and survive against this unknown pursuer. I felt the film's opening was very well done. We witness Sarah loading up her trailer and beginning her new life. Her reasoning for doing this is unknown, and I certainly enjoyed seeing Sarah deal with her mystery. It does not take long until an even bigger and more uncomfortable mystery to begin. Sarah also has a few incidents on the road and even interacts with the unknown male driver multiple times. I found myself questioning, if this stranger was a threat to Sarah or was it all just a coincidence that she continued to bump into him while travelling. The filming style here is also brilliant, and there is plenty of shots that deliver creativity. The film's sound design and audio track are also worth praising. Sound effects are most certainly a major player in providing atmosphere, mostly when our leads are stuck in the woods all alone. Overall, Alone is a slow-burning thriller which I found extremely tense to watch. It is filled with suspenseful moments, and many of these moments carry unpredictable outcomes. Jules Willcox and Marc Menchaca's performances were both equally solid, and they indeed carried this film for the full duration. This film has an extremely pleasing filming style along with chilling sound effects. As a film, Alone is undoubtedly a refreshing thriller which has been done well with a small cast and a basic plot. I was quite surprised at how effective I found this film to be, and by the film's third act, it all felt wildly applaud worthy. *This review has been written for Sanity. For more reviews from Walkden Entertainment, check the link here: www.walkdenentertainment.com