'Alice' Doesn't Live Here Anymore
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'

Fleeing her abusive ex, Jess hires a fishing boat captain to take her across Lake Superior to a new life in Canada. When an accident leaves her washed up on shore, she’s taken in by a reclusive lighthouse keeper. As Jess is nursed back to health, she realizes she’s wandered into another trap altogether.
'Alice' is a genre trifecta: one part revenge drama, one part historical account, one part throwback to Blaxploitation—kinda 'Django' meets 'Roots' meets 'Foxy Brown.'
Halle's belting, crystal clear notes, and warm tone infused something into this blockbuster that I thoroughly enjoy.
I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me.
If a movie about a strange and crazy day is commercially successful, why not recycle it and double the kookiness quotient? That seems to be the logic behind this followup to Freaky Friday.
For a young girl who wishes to keep her current traditions, this holiday will end up with a surprise twist.
Slip on your favorite dungarees and spend the day on the east coast of New Zealand before the 90s.