Purely Joyful Movie!

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

"Frankie & Alice" is a 2010 movie. It is based on a true story of a young woman with a multiple personality disorder and is now available on NetFlix Instant Download Streaming. The director is Geoffrey Sax. The screenplay is by Cheryl Edwards and Marko King. Halle Berry is Frankie, the afflicted woman. The rest of the cast includes Stellan Skarsgarrd, Phylicia Rashad, Chandra Wilson, Alex Diakun, Joanne Baron, Brian Markinson, Matt Frewer, Rosalyn Coleman, Sean Tyson, Melainie Papalia, Kira Clavell, Joey Bothwell, Adrian Holmes, James Kirk, Kennedy Goodkey, Andrew Francis, Vanessa Morgan, Michayla McKenzie and Megan Charpentier. The story revolves around the inner conflicts of Frankie's other selves and uses hypnosis to dig deep into her youth to find the answers. I gave this film a score of 6. Dale Haufrect

When a co-worker asked me today how was my weekend, I answered perfect. Friday 7:45 a.m., Halle Berry was on the Steve Harvey Morning Show (radio). 7:05 p.m., I'm at a cinema buying a ticket to see the movie. I go to Eatzi's in Plano, TX and I'm walking into the theater exactly when the show begins, 7:55 p.m. Flashback: at lunch I reflected on what I heard that morning, more than one personality possessing a body. It made me wonder if Jesus healed this condition or would this be a psychiatric case, not involving religion, not requiring its intervention.Frankie and Alice is only a movie, it's not a "film." It wasn't a cinematic experience. Well, can the same be said about Arbitrage (Richard Gere) or Birth (Nicole Kidman)? Birth is my favorite of the three, and it was a film, not a movie.I would like to mention two things that weren't right for me. I thought the home of the psychiatrist was a bit rich, too rich. The movie showed a connection between Frankie and Alice but Frankie's connection to "Genius" was not developed. In addition to "Genius" orbiting wide, the kind neighbor who appears in the laundromat scene also orbited wide. These characters were expendable.I think six to eight stars is a reasonable score for this movie.

In this movie, Halle Barry's character is Frankie Murdoch; and one of her consulting pysch doctors is a character portrayed by actor Matt Frewer of NBC's The A-Team fame. He also played Murdoch, as in Howling Mad Murdoch...very subtle, guys...not bad. Im also curious whether the Academy will put her up for another Oscar nod or not...I'm just saying. When I went to see this, I thought it was going to be more like that final movie of Brittany Murphy and Michael Douglas, by like a previous reviewer, I felt this was not her best work...It just seemed forced, un-natural, and stilted, and I know she is a much better actress than that. I did enjoy seeing Phylicia Rashad and Matt Frewer in action, as they did not disappoint.

You can criticize me for writing a review without seeing the entire film, but I had to exit at the 45-minute point (the first time Halle -- an actress I usually admire -- morphed into baby-talk) because it was all too excruciating. The script is embarrassingly bad, and somehow the director managed to make all of the actors look bad (as if the cheap wigs they were wearing didn't do the job already). Why oh why did an Oscar-winning actress choose a project this bad??? I know this movie is struggling to get released. The fact is, the critics will savage it. This one belongs in the bottom of the barrel of the bargain basement bin of your local boarded-up Blockbuster Video. (insert groan)