PARADOX ALICE is a typical indie drama with a science fiction backdrop. The main characters are on a spaceship heading into the deepest reaches of space to carry out their mission. The thrust of the film is on human drama at all times which makes this a humdrum exercise in filmmaking. The characters sit around in dingy locations and converse for hours with little else going on. There's no lousy CGI which is a good thing but the setting is only half convincing. Still, it's better than the non-existent story complete with dull characters and their heartache that never really proves all that affecting.

Other reviewers seem quite confused, seeing this as an advertisement for Christianity. The only Christian in the film is mentally deranged. Not a good advertisement, I'd say. This film is a romantic fairy tale. I found the romance quite powerful, due to the amazing reason for it's existence. I can see, that the film may seem threatening to men, who are homophobic, or religiously dogmatic. I thought, that the acting was fine. The setting/special effects were adequate, as they aren't really the focus of the film. The only part, which I found unfortunate was the ending, which was somewhat incomprehensible, but this only lasted for a minute or two of the running time. I appreciated the nudity/sexuality, as it was realistic and not gratuitous. This is an adult film with very interesting ideas.

I came across this "movie" on XBox Live for digital rental and from reading the description I thought it would be a nice escape in a SciFi world. Let me tell you I was horribly wrong. This film is extremely difficult to watch from beginning to end.Let me start by saying that I keep an open mind when it comes to independent films and I can look past monetary constraints, but the atmosphere from the get-go is a letdown. I will give praise to the lighting inside the protagonists' ship, it is very suitable for the setting, however the ship itself is a real disappointment. I understand that this film takes place in the near future, but there is no reason characters should be using iPads that are dated even by todays standards. The props throughout this "futuristic" setting just don't work. I just couldn't help but feel like the characters were running through someone's poorly decorated house being used as the set. It's just not convincing.Now that we have that out of the way, let's discuss the acting in the film. It's atrocious. There simply isn't any other way to describe it. It's absolutely atrocious. I just felt absolutely no connection with the characters whatsoever. The acting just felt very forced and didn't flow. Some of the mannerisms are extremely over-exxagerated at times that just destroyed any chance of immersion of the audience into this film.Next, let's discuss the plot of this movie. After the end of this thing, I truly didn't know whether the writer hates women or loves them a little too much. What I mean by this is the way the main character is treated through this film just seemed like it could be a view of an agenda the writer has against women. This woman is later raped in the film "for the benefit of the human race". Let me tell you, it was truly difficult to sit there and watch this 20-something girl raped(who ends up pregnant). It was just in poor taste. However, at the same time I can't help but feel like this writer is trying to play out some kind personal fantasy throughout the movie. The main protagonist originally is a male, but suddenly and mysteriously becomes a woman. The film then focuses on this character dealing with his new womanhood and his religious fanatic of a Lieutenant trying to get her pants because it's god's will. Remember the rape scene I mentioned earlier? Do the math. What really confuses me about this all is the protagonist goes from being a confident, tom-boyish newly transformed woman to a crying, helpless, girly-girl, that is suddenly madly in lover with her life-long friend, in no time at all. It just doesn't add up. I really thought I was watching the writer's personal, disgusting(rape) fetish come to life in this film. The whole way the film played out just made me feel a mix of pure confusion and frankly, awkward.Finally, there may or may not be a religious agenda in this film. I personally don't know if this purely for the sake of the plot or if it is the writer trying to push a religious agenda to the audience. I will admit that it seems like the latter several times throughout the movie. "Paradox Alice" is by far one of the worst and backwards films I have endured in years.The whole thing is just a mess from beginning to end and I can safely say you are better off spending your evenings enjoying a much more intelligent film or even just having a nice stare with the wall. This film truly is an insult in the independent film industry.2/10

Um yeah, where to start...Terrible actingHorrific script ("the guy's got an ego the size of a pork sausage" - whoever wrote that line does realize that pork sausages are quite small, right?!) CGI that looks like it came from an early 90's kids TV show Clichéd concepts stolen from every other sci-fi film you've ever seenA spaceship on an important earth-saving mission that has less crew than a domestic airline flight (4 in total!) A comically bad set - there's wooden shelves in the cockpit! A soundtrack that won't be selling a single track on iTunesMy advice: avoid this B grade mess at all costs, or alternately, get a couple of friends together for a few drinks and then laugh your way through this cringe-worthy debacle.