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Just perfect...

Excellent but underrated film

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Kiefer Sutherland stars in "Eye of a Killer" or "After Alice" as it is also know.Sutherland plays Mickey Hayden, a drunken cop who finds he can do psychometry after hitting his head. Ten years prior to the film, a killer known as Jabberwocky was on the loose. Now he's back with his random killings and leaving a playing card at the scene of each murder. Hayden's boss, Hatter (Gary Hudson) assigns him to the case. The problem for Mickey, besides his drinking, is that he can see the murder taking place but not the killer. He meets a scientist interested in psychic ability (Polly Walker) who tries to help him.Strange and confusing film with a good performance by Sutherland. Also appearing are Henry Czerny, and Eve Crawford plays the publisher of a newspaper.The story isn't particularly clear as the script is muddled. It's a shame because it could have been compelling, particularly with all the Alice in Wonderland references which were very clever. Had it not been for Sutherland, I'm not sure this film could even have been made.

I thought this film was excellent, quirky and different to the usual run of the mill 'disengaged cop catching serial killer' film. Kiefer Sutherland was brilliant as usual - I really don't think I have seen anything that he has done where he has not acted brilliantly. The dialogue was funny at times lightening the mood, and the plot engaging. Thanks to other reviewers for showing the link with Alice in Wonderland - I hadn't picked up on those. I would recommend this film to anyone who is a fan of Kiefer Sutherlands (as I am) and to anyone who wants to watch an entertaining film for a couple of hours. It was a shame that it wasn't released at the cinemas for a wider audience.

Working the night shift in a seedy police station, stumbling through life in an alcoholic haze, Detective Mickey Hayden can hardly be said to have a firm grasp on reality to begin with, but when a bump on the head unleashes terrifying psychic visions, things get truly weird. Soon he's on the trail of a serial killer and unraveling the mystery of his beautiful first victim, the elusive Alice.The role of an embittered burn-out seems tailor-made for Keifer Sutherland and he makes the most of it. The plot's typical serial killer stuff, but it has enough quirks, twists, and genuine surprises to raise it above the usual genre fare and even make up for a painfully low budget. (One wonders what this film could have been if there'd been money for a few more rewrites and a few more takes.)All in all, 'After Alice' is a pleasant diversion for anyone, but for fans of Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' books, it's a real treat. From the topsy-turvy reality in which things are rarely what they've seem, to more obvious references -- a killer called 'The Jabberwocky', who leaves playing cards on his victims' bodies -- there's an 'Alice' reference at every turn. Below is a list of the ones I uncovered. Since finding them yourself is half the fun, I've marked them as spoilers.SPOILERSCast of CharactersMickey - In a sense he's Alice himself wandering through strange landscapes, encountering odd characters, but Harvey, recognizing his true nature, identifies him as the hapless, bumbling White Knight. John Hatter (Mickey's boss) - Is he really 'mad'? You be the judgeClaudette - An African-American transvestite. Obviously, the Black QueenMargaret Ellison - Mickey calls her the Red Queen, but her brutal nature suggests, more specifically, the Queen of Hearts.Gideon Wood - Suspected of being the Jabberwocky killer, his ambiguous role is more suggestive of a snark (or a boojum perhaps).Harvey - His role as unofficial guide to 'wonderland' and his name, evocative of another famous cinematic rabbit, makes me think he must be the White RabbitDr. Vera Swann - Her last name and relationship with Mickey suggest the White Queen.Other ConnectionsMickey's adventures begin when he chases a man in white and falls down a (rabbit) hole. Mickey drunkenly tells his cat to stop grinning at him (Cheshire Cat)The killer is revealed 'through the looking glass'.The climatic showdown ends in a swirl of playing cards, just as Alice's adventure did in the book.The statues in the garden look like giant chess pieces.

ANOTHER great performance by Kiefer Sutherland. I love his movies, because he always plays his role very well. For a low budget film, this was done very good, and kept me on the edge the whole time. I love these type of movies, and I was glad I caught it on. I'll be buying the dvd or tape for sure.9/10.