Ironic that this guy always wanted to run away from home while his brother was always Home Alone.
What saves this stalker movie is performance of Home Alone's brother, the pure reactions to the lead character's illness and how beautiful it was shot. If not for all of that, wow, this one would be a tough one. EVEN at only 85 minutes, it WOULD HAVE feel like 185 minutes.
In a very nice way of telling a story, we immediately like the Title Character, then dislike him, then fear him and then realize why. The story is slowly, but surely told to us: "Gabe's" on his way home, but makes a pitstop to see an old flame he obviously hasn't seen in years. When he can't find her, he reports homeward.
All the clues are being revealed, this boy is not well. And that's putting it SOOO mildly. In fact, that's another positive here: this kid (maybe 20s?) is so on the edge, you NEVER know when he's going to act out or hurt someone or himself. Will he get the help he needs? Will the "Love of his Life" run away with him? Or will this all end tragically?
It's not for the main stream and it might be very difficult to watch if you have someone close to you with a severe mental illness. Still, I'd recommend as this WAS beautifully and expertly shot and convincing to the end.
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Final thoughts: I like to go into movies cold, so I try to do as very little research before I see a movie and especially during. That was a problem here. I SWORE 50% of the time that was one of the Culkins, but then I'd flip-flop throughout. I probably really should've broken my rule just so I can relax...well, with that question anyways. The rest of the movie isn't quite relaxing at all.
