Steineded
How sad is this?
MoPoshy
Absolutely brilliant
Mandeep Tyson
The acting in this movie is really good.
ooOoOossH
Spannungsfreie, vorhersehbare Handlung. Flache Charaktere und enntäuschende Entwicklung
boyled
An excellent show. I was surprised how good it was. I haven't read the book, but after watching I would be encouraged to check it out. There have been some comments about the accents, but contrary to what some might say, Sarah Gadon's accent was spot on. Only criticism is, we don't sing with a Nordy accent. :)
swilliky
A murder mystery and historical drama from the great author Margaret Atwood makes for a great Netflix limited series. The show begins with Grace Marks (Sarah Gadon) already locked up for a murder, though the circumstances of that crime are not yet revealed. Psychologist Dr. Simon Jordan (Edward Holcroft) interviews Grace to figure out if she is guilty or if her story is true. In flashbacks, Grace is kicked out of her father's home. She searches for work and finds a job as a maid working for Mrs. Parkinson (Martha Burns). She forms a relationship with another maid Mary Whitney (Rebecca Liddlard) but Mary comes down with an illness which turns out to be a pregnancy as she was flirting with George Parkinson (Will Bowes). Forced to keep it a secret, she gets the dangerous operation of an abortion but does not survive the bleeding.Grace believes she hears the voice of Mary and fears she didn't open a window fast enough to let her soul. Distressed, Grace faints but she wakes up under the impression that she is Mary and Grace is missing. Dr. Jordan is skeptical of Grace's claim but continues to listen to her as he daydreams about a romantic relationship with her. Grace meets Jeremiah Pontelli (Zachary Levi), a traveling salesman who finds Grace attractive. Nancy Montgomery (Anna Paquin) recruits Grace to work as a maid at the home of Thomas Kinnear (Paul Gross). Strange rumors surround Kinnear and Nancy, though a maid herself, has a more personal relationship with her employer. Check out more of this review and others at swilliky.com
jimparrett
Wonderfully acted with beautiful sets and of course, a superb script. Unfortunately, Atwood's words are sometimes at the mercy of tepid pacing made worse by gratuitous and flowery music, a device often used by filmmakers to compensate for lack of dynamics in the direction. While Sarah Gadon's performance is a wonder, she often speaks with such rapid-fire mumbling as to obscure the words she is speaking. I found myself watching about 10 minutes at a time, often with subtitles, before my brain began tuning out. It all begins to be a bit of a drag by episode 3. The superb script by Polley from Atwood's words deserves a bit more meat on the bones of the direction. As it is, "Alias Grace" is worth watching if you can forgive the uncomfortable, frustrating moments, of which there are too many.
