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3 out of 4 people found the following review useful:
A film made with extreme attention to Order, 12 April 2000

Author: Dan Oines (yo0o0oy@my-deja.com) from Florida, USA

The story was good. The acting was stiff. But the photography was amazing. I happened to see this movie at the height of the "shaky handheld telephoto camera" and "95% blurred frame" trends of the mid 1990s. The director of "Alex" was apparently a firm believer in the locked-down, carefully-aimed camera approach. It was eerie to see shot after perfectly composed shot with every detail in sharp focus. It was like viewing a presentation of Kodachrome 64 slides. The film's flawlessly lit clarity and steadiness served to enhance the dramatic tension felt by the characters. Alex, somewhat of a rebel, stood in contrast to her exceedingly conventional cinematic world. I would like to see it again and experience the quiet heights of artificiality.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
How I happened on to this movie, 26 May 2007

Author: futredoctr from United States

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When I was in junior-high school,(now working on my doctorate) I woke up one night at about 3:00 am and couldn't get back to sleep. I turned on the TV to HBO and there was this movie on that, for what ever reason, drew me in. I only got to see half of it, but it was enough for me to have a strong desire to see the whole movie. I checked the HBO guide and there was one other showing for the entire four months that the schedule covered. I set my VCR to record and have since then watched Alex multiple times. I still have it on the same VHS tape that I used so many years ago.

Alex was brilliant and honestly touched my heart. There are only a few movies that I've watched that have in some way pushed to mature and be a better man and this was one of them. I can't explain it, but even thinking about this movies makes me want to watch it. I really connected with the characters in that movie and the interactions that they all had with each other.

After watching Alex there were two things that I pondered on multiple occasions: (1) How hard it would be for Alex to continue on with her life and all that she would accomplish and experience without Andy. I mean she would obviously go on to the Olympics, have some sort of carrier, get married, and have children. That is, all without Andy. Granted it is just a movie, but also a fact of life. Sad. (2) There seemed to be some type of relationship that was the fringe of developing between Alex and Maggie. I'm so glad that idea wasn't displayed in the movie, but there seemed to be a few hints. Maybe it was just true honorable feelings that they had for one another. That is the way I'll think about it anyway.

Thank you cast and crew of Alex! Thank you, Lauren Jackson, for the character that you played and the subtle impact it had on my life.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Beautiful, Bold and down-right Brilliant!, 6 October 2001

Author: Alex Storey (wondery01@hotmail.com) from Sydney, Australia

This is a sensational movie for a number of reasons. The most notably is the fact that it is not some Hollywood teen flick, it was made in New Zealand has has a very New Zealand feel to it. It follows very closely in plot that of the book 'Alex' writen by Tessa Duder and does it real justice. It is an excellent film for anyone and especially for anyone who has ever had to wake up at four in the morning to swim laps of a pool or who knows how it feels to loose a loved one. A truely great film.

1 out of 1 people found the following review useful:
Inspiring, sad movie, 15 September 2000

Author: (johdousha@hotmail.com) from Surbiton, England

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SPOILER ALERT 'Alex' is a very sad movie. I always find it very sad in any movie when true love is wrecked by one party dying. That's even worse than 'Romeo and Juliet,' because then at least you get the idea that since they're both dead, they're together. But when Andy dies Alex is all alone. Great. So how can you go on after a thing like that? Well, that's where the inspiring part comes in, when Alex learns to accept Andy's death and keep up her dream. Andy was a large part of that dream, I'm sure, but everyone dies, and we the living can only accept it when the people we love die, and try to keep our life together. This movie isn't the best I've ever seen, but it was worth watching, if only to make me sad enough to think about life. Anyway, if you like swimming, you'll probably enjoy it (swimming in tears, that is).

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