I found Alive almost impossible to sit through. The writing is AWFUL! The dialogue is so awkward and contrived. The delivery is stiff, self-conscious and unnatural. The characters come off as blandly Americanized high school jocks. The characters don't seem to have any empathy while going through such a horrific event. The movie was released in 1993, but it is written and acted like a 1970's TV production. Are we really expected to believe that a group of people who endured 10 weeks of misery after a plane crash in the freezing Andes mountains with minimal provisions still have nicely styled hair, flawless skin and no visible weight loss? Not to mention, Ethan Hawke's Perfectly maintained goatee!? The actual survivors deserve better than this.
