Alice, Chérie

Anna Kendrick is excellent in the lead as Alice a verbally abused and scared young woman in a relationship with a bullish twat who coercive controls her, not physically but it could certainly end up that way.

The looks that Ms Kendrick displays is both chilling and touching and the scenes where she 'lets go' with her two friends is like a breath being exhaled, a stark contrast to the scenes where 'Simon' is around where it's tense and awaiting something negative to happen.

I felt how I used to when Dad was drinking, just waiting for something to spur him on.... The location by the lake are great (? Used in The Sopranos Home Movies episode) and whilst the sub plot with the missing girl was under developed , this is a well done drama that those who are controlling should watch and those who are controlled to ( hopefully) do something about it.

Thank God Alice had two good, dependent friends- like Mum was to Diane Cleare back in the early 90s!