Review of I Think We're Alone Now

This sounded intriguing when we read the summary on Prime so we decided to give it a go. It opens with Dinklage going around a deserted town, pinching batteries and fuel and anything that he can use to ease his miserable existence in a post-apocalypse America. How he survived when everyone else perished is a miracle, but convinced he is alone he does his best to keep the town clean and ordered. So far so good, but when company turns up in the shape of Elle Fanning, Dinklage has to speak. I don't know whether the problem was Dinklage's mumbling delivery or poor sound recording (maybe both), but we ended up with the TV volume almost full up in an (unsuccessful) attempt to hear his words. Then when the music and effects came along we were deafened! The twist near the end of the film introduces two new characters played by Charlotte Gainsbourg and Paul Giamatti, and only Giamatti speaks with any clarity. This film would have been ten times better (and ten times less annoying) if more attention had been paid to the sound recording and the actors told to speak properly.