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Alpha Male is the story of family life. It is a film about the force of personality, family politics, repressed emotions, great love and devastating loss. | add synopsisUser Comments:
I wish I could see the director's version moreCast
(Credited cast) | Patrick Baladi | ... | Clive Lamis |
| Arthur Duncan | ... | Young Jack |
 | Christopher Egan | ... | Felix Methusulah (as Chris Egan) |
 | Jennifer Ehle | ... | Alice Ferris |
| Stirling Gallacher | ... | Dr. Bullmore |
| Mark Heap | ... | Darwin |
| Ellis Hollins | ... | Nathan |
| Danny Huston | ... | Jim Ferris |
| Katie Ann Knight | ... | Elyssa Ferris (8-10 yrs) (as Katie Knight) |
 | Jemma Powell | ... | Maliika |
| Eugene Simon | ... | Young Felix |
| Ewan Stewart | ... | Hilary Benz |
 | Trudie Styler | ... | Brede Norton |
 | Amelia Warner | ... | Elyssa Ferris |
 | Mark Wells | ... | Jack Ferris |
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| Not the director’s film | filmlover314 |
| Baladi+Gallacher | Stooovie |
| Reviews out | jazzify |
| Stirling Gallacher? | BabyMissyKat |
| Trailer? | elj7057 |
| At last - a release date!! Aug 11th UK | jazzify |
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I went to see this film because I'd heard about it from a friend of mine who worked on the production. Apparently the producers completely re-cut the film to make it more 'commercial' and as a result the director walked away during post-production and asked to have his name removed.
Apparently the director's cut is a totally different film, and I'd be very interested to see it because there are moments in this version that are kind of impressive. The film has an underlying intelligence and you get a sense that the director was trying to achieve something ambitious and different. The writing is confident and subtle and the film has a bold narrative structure. On the downside, some of the editing is quite sloppy and the whole film is marred by a terrible score.
Taking the film at face value, I'd have to say that it was boring at times but also intermittently intriguing. Some of the chronology didn't cohere as you felt it should and yet some of the narrative juxtapositions were beguiling. My balanced assessment is that the film reaches for a unique, dreamlike atmosphere and sometimes it succeeds.