Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
After a catastrophe destroys most of humanity, recluse Del lives in his small, empty town, content with the utopia he has methodically created for himself, until an interloper, young Grace, disrupts his solitude.
I Think We're Alone Now is a quietly atmospheric post-apocalyptic two-hander that leans heavily on mood and character study rather than plot mechanics. The premise of a reclusive librarian maintaining meticulous order in an abandoned town is evocative, and Peter Dinklage and Elle Fanning bring genuine presence to their roles, elevating thin material. Cinematography is competent and occasionally lovely, capturing the eerie stillness of an empty small town effectively. The film's novelty lies in its intimate, unhurried approach to the apocalypse subgenre — more concerned with psychology and solitude than spectacle — though it doesn't fully transcend its influences. The ending is where the film most disappoints: the third-act revelations feel undercooked and rushed, failing to pay off the careful atmospheric buildup and leaving key character dynamics unresolved in unsatisfying ways.