If it had subs it would have been fine. I've got really good hearing but I know I missed out on a lot of dialogue due to the poor sound. Turned the sound on my PC up to 100 at times and still missed bits, despite sitting right in front of the screen, a 32" Samsung TV attached to PC. Brilliant story, fab acting from Peter and Elle, but the sound made it difficult to watch. Glad I stuck with it for the story though. Music is very loud, so it's not like you can leave the volume up full right through.

The movie has some good elements. An ambient soundtrack that is captivating, though don't watch the movie if you are sleepy. The acting is fine, and the casting works for the parts being played.

The problem with this movie is that there is an act missing. The first act should be about Grace and her life in the community with Patrick and how she copes with it. That way, for what would come later, we would be better informed and more certain of her motivations. That act would end with her leaving or escaping the community. The second act is what we are given at the beginning of the movie, with Del's life, his work cleaning up the town, and his role in the movie as human memory, the librarian that catalogues the people who once lived in the town, and keeps it ordered and cultured. His life alone ends with meeting Grace. Third act is them getting to know each other and living together, and that ends with Del's revelation that they are far from alone, when Del meets Patrick and his wife. The final act should be comparing Del's approach to the end of the world with that of Patrick, who has chosen the road of eradicating memory. This needs to be explored more thoroughly. Patrick is portrayed as something sinister, along with his Stepford wife. This doesn't work well, and in the missing first act it would need to be better understood that Patrick offered a way of life that helped people go on with their lives after the end of the world. In the final act of the movie we see the suburban community going about their daily lives as though nothing at all has happened to them. Aside from the problems of retaining an advanced consumer society with such a small community, and then taking at face value what it means is that Patrick's solution is an aberration. A mistake, but an understandable one. He had the ability to make the end of the world go away - pills and cognitive therapy would have been a better choice than experimental surgery, but the point is gotten across. Without a first act that shows his life and how he has coped with life after the end of the world, and the community he has built, we are having to put a kind of comic book villain veneer on him. How can he really have forced any of these people to do this? He is more of a soothsayer or a quack doctor that offered to make the pain of the end of the world go away. Does he then deserve to be shot dead by his adopted daughter? Why did she return with him? He didn't force Dell to go with him, and left an open offer to join them. So, for me, the writing has failed his character. And a chunk of story that would make the film work needed to be written and filmed. Finally, the dog, the murder of Patrick, and the silly drive off into the distance ending don't really fit into this movie. One could have cut them from the movie and used the time to create a first act that would tie this movie together better.

Always been fascinated by the end of the world meaning the disappearance of nearly everybody. The cause isn't all that important. Seeing characters struggle with the isolation and the need to survive is what makes it interesting. Observing what they need to do to survive in a practical sense, and how quickly the trappings of modern life would slip away. That is what the first two thirds of this film are about and it works well, though it is very light on survivalist details. What didn't work so well for me was the last third with the situation just seeming surreal within the context of the film. The end setup could easily have fitted more realistically into the premise of the story.

This is a film about a sole survivior of a catastrophic event (a pandemic - now where did they get that idea from?) where the victims drop dead in the middle of what they are doing (you're probably wishing that of me so I don't finish this review, ha :). The man, named Del (the dingley has just entered my head!) played by Peter Dinklage (ok maybe that should be dinkley) has developed OCD and is going around his home town tidying houses to his hearts content! An OCD man's dream. (If he washes the cars is that an OCD man's wet dream?:) Anyway, he does all that and buries bodies and whatnot just to deal with the trauma. Actually Dinklage does a really good job at acting on his own for the first 13 minutes without saying a word and keeps it interesting. He really is a very intense actor and reminds me of Tom Selleck, both in skill and looks. I didn't like the introduction of a second survivor at first and neither did Del but got used to her and she added an extra dynamic to the film of course. He starts to bond with her but then rejects her after he finds that she is keeping a massive secret from him. I won't continue or I'll spoil it. I'll just say that actually this film was pretty good you just have to be patient with it. If you are looking for lots of zombie fight scenes this one is definitely not for you. I liked it, so why not try it, you might too.

I read the reviews and was in two minds about watching this film. I'm glad I watched it. It made a change from most apocalyptical films. No gratuitous violence and Zombies. It reminded me of the Pandemic Lockdown. When life became simple, quiet and calm, and we appreciated what we had. I don't want to spoil the film for those who haven't seen it, but I would have made the same decision as Del. Watch this film and think about what really matters to you !!

It's a slow film initially. A hard watch but..
It picks up and up.
It never reaches exciting. But it does get to content.
I liked it and glad I watched it - not fit for rewatching.

...and that's why it works. The post-apocalyptic genre, one that I've dipped in for my writing, is replete with blood and thunder these days. Actual atmosphere is ignored these days and the mundanity of the situation is nudged aside in favour of people waving guns around and shouting. Which is fine. Sometimes. But what's nice about 'I Think We're Alone Now' is that it eschews that and focuses on an unlikely hero who is quite happy on his own. For this reason, I was reminded of the superb Kiwi 80s classic 'The Quiet Earth' - all routine and quiet madness. I appreciate that this slow examination of the subject will put quite a few viewers off. Yet there's much to enjoy in this hidden gem.

First of all, Peter Dinklage is pretty much brilliant in everything he appears in. In 'I Think We're Alone Now', the first twenty minutes is pure Dinklage and his methodical cataloguing of the world left behind. That will infuriate many, but it is such an effective, low-key way of approaching the subject. His world his disturbed by the appearance of an attractive young woman who desires company much more than he does. What I really loved about this was the very reticent (especially on his part) friendship that grows - it's a very beautifully drawn relationship that doesn't require blood, guts or horizontal tango to create an impression. It does develop into something more substantial, but even this happens organically and appears a natural plot device. There are a few major twists near the end - the closing one appears especially heavy-handed - but for most of its duration, this is a very enjoyable film. Not quite to the level of 'The Quiet Earth', but still a pleasant surprise.

Based on the synopsis on Prime, I was looking forward to this film, expecting it to be perhaps some sort of analysis of the psychology of someone who believes that they are alone in the world and who has that belief suddenly shattered by the arrival another individual. Whilst the film starts off along these lines, it strays off onto another flimsy, wishy-washy storyline. Also, the motivation for the characters actions and reactions seemed to be a bit non-sensical or obscure. So, sadly, It didn't live up to my expectations. I also had to increase the brightness and contrast on my TV because it was quite dark in places and I had to max out the volume on the TV because much of the dialogue is mumbled at a low volume. I have rated it three stars, but i may have been a bit generous...