Gary-GP Hollywood, and a lot of the reviewers on this site, hate this movie. It reflects a conservative version of history, showing how faith affected American settlers during the 1750-ish time period. The Indians do NOT do the horrible things discussed in one "Indian Expert" review! There are no sexual situations, and it is true to history. After reading some of the low-rated reviews, I wrote down a few names and dates mentioned in the movie, then looked them up. There WAS a Fort DuQuesne in PA, and the English General Edward Braddock was killed attacking that French Fort in 1755. (Battle of the Monongahela). Regina Leininger IS buried in Stouchsburg, PA and has a marker... "Regina the Indian Captive", placed by The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The Delaware Indians DID kidnap children of murdered settlers and used them as slaves. The Indians sold scalps to the French for the bounty they offered.Here's what is is.... the Hollywood elite could not believe the academy nominated music from this conservative movie for an award. They quickly had that nomination withdrawn to prevent this film from getting positive exposure. Even reviewers on this site who have worked in the film industry cannot understand why anybody would say good things about this movie.I enjoyed this film. The basic pretext is based upon an easily verifiable true story, and the writers did a very commendable job filling in unknown personal details. Note that one reviewer complained that the main female character was TOO good-looking for the role. Give me a break! "Alone Yet Never Alone" should be in every conservative's film library.

James Riley Disclosure: My production company produced an 18th century television series ("Courage, New Hampshire"), and while we're toiling in the same time period, this project ("Alone, Yet Not Alone") was out of our league on the budget front. "Alone" has some crowd scene production value (village/nautical/battle sequences) that have a truly "big film" look. I thought the stunt work in the battle scenes was more than credible. Some of the sets were stunning, and the cinematography was beautiful.Having said that, and trying to be as honest as I can about other 18th century projects (I liked "Turn", Hated "Sons of Liberty"), I think the script and the direction lacked any objective review. Faith films always seem burdened by the need to project a wholesomeness, and a cheerfulness in even mundane human exchanges that can put a strain on the audience. You can't even get your belongings off a ship, in these stories, or chase a dog through the woods without smiling like Howdy- Doody. Against the perils of carving out a wilderness farm, these appear to be the happiest German immigrants ever minted. Plant a seed - - smile broadly. Split some firewood -- make your sister giggle. Bake some bread -- look beatifically on the blessed land. (I know this is in reaction to dark, existential versions of history by conventional Hollywood, but still..)The savages: one of the reasons I have never attempted (yet) to include a Native American component in "Courage" is that it's just difficult to tell this story honestly.The actual Barbara Leininger account (the primary history upon which "Alone, Yet Not Alone" is based) includes journal accounts like this one:"Three days later an Englishman was brought in, who had, likewise attempted to escape with Col. Armstrong, and burned alive in the same village. His torments, however, continued only about three hours, but his screams were frightful to listen to. It rained that day very hard, so that the Indians could not keep up the fire. Hence they began to discharge gunpowder at his body. At last, amidst his worst pains, when the poor man called for a drink of water, they brought him melted lead, and poured it down his throat."..and this:"Having been recaptured by the savages, and brought back to Kittanny, she was put to death in an unheard of way. First, they scalped her; next, they laid burning splinters of wood, here and there, upon her body; and then they cut off her ears and fingers, forcing them into her mouth so that she had to swallow them..."(The Declaration of Independence doesn't use the term "savages" gratuitously, in other words.)Although "Alone" hints at some of this brutality, the overall effect feels a bit more like "My summer vacation playing with Indian war paint." If you don't want to show the actual ears being cut off, you can do the Hitchcock thing and let us hear it, but you have to let us know that mortal peril is always there, or you cheapen the terror these women must have felt.Look, movie making is hard work. I've made all of these mistakes, and more. Onward and upward, folks.Trivia: despite the rumors of ending up on the cutting room floor, Doug Phillips actually does a fair amount of face time in this film.

Amanda I was on the edge of my seat throughout the movie. From the very beginning, there was excitement and suspense. I went in as a normal viewer with not very much background about the storyline or even the general history of the French-Indian war. I learned a lot about history and had a much greater appreciation for events that occurred in America during the 18th century. There was something for everyone - war scenes, humor, suspense, and even romance. I loved it and highly recommend it to mature viewers (13 and over). The scenery was beautiful, the cinematography was excellent, the soundtrack enhanced the mood and story perfectly, and the actors were believable and inspiring. The only reason I did not give it a perfect 10 was because I thought there was a little too much fighting. My advice is to watch it without knowing the full plot so that you will be intrigued in the suspense of what will happen throughout the movie.

rd777-986-24342 I am giving it an excellent not on how much money was spent, not rating actors or story line, but that when I walked out I felt that it was an excellent experience, if you go in with high hopes well,,,if you go in to see a good movie that is what you will get, I still think about this movie months later and would see it again, it was a true story and doesn't have Hollywood's slant, I felt the acting was better then good, storyline was great but no in comparison to a 50-100 million dollar movie, no, its a medium budget with a lot of solid entertainment and true meaning that's inspiring,,,wish more movies were like this one, great job