Wordiezett So much average

Lawbolisted Powerful

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

TxMike I watched this as a Netflix streaming movie. I was drawn to it mostly because it features Tom Cavanagh who played the bowling alley lawyer on the early 2000s TV series "Ed." I enjoy his acting style, and in "Alchemy" plays much the same type of character, but is a computer nerd instead.Tom Cavanagh is Mal Downey who is a professor doing research in advanced computer intelligence. When he comes to work, his voice is all that is needed for the computer, Jerry, to unlock his lab door. But Mal finds out his funding, AND his employment, will end shortly unless he becomes published.The rest is pure silliness, but entertaining silliness. Mal decides to try to get published by staging a competition between his computer and a noted speaker, the "love Guru", to see which can get a test subject, a pretty girl, to say "I Love You." Michael Ian Black who was on of Ed's bowling alley employees on the TV series is the voice of the computer, Jerry. Sarah Chalke is the subject, the pretty girl, Samantha Rose . James Barbour is the love Guru, Dr. Troy Rollins.Do you think Mal will get the girl in the end? And maybe forget about trying to get published? That is my guess.

MikeyDi23 I happened to enjoy this flick. Although the plot-line was somewhat predictable, it's still good for some laughs. Tom is probably one of the best actors in his time and I think the character he had to portray in this movie fit him perfectly. Some may say that the movie looks like it was recorded from a TV show but come on, not every film maker can get the funding that some movies like Titanic and Troy and Lord of The Rings got. I think that we are all too used to the exaggeration of love. Chick flicks like "Serendipity" (I still love that movie but it's true) and adaptations of different Shakespeare pieces like "10 Things I Hate About You"... while they're excellent movies, their portrayal of love is mostly fictitious. I think this movie is somewhat refreshing. It simplifies the matter of love. Love can be too complicated some times and these fictitious movies fuel that complication. Sometimes you just need to sit back, relax and enjoy a movie that's simple. I think that is exactly what Alchemy is.

scinatfilm I have to say up front that I'm a big fan of both Tom Cavanagh and Sarah Chalke, but I hadn't heard of this film until I ran across it in the Indy film section my local video store.This was a delightful film. So many recent romantic comedies that I've seen are so completely lifeless - the cast doesn't seem to be having fun with each other. The exact opposite is true here.The two leads are at the top of their game, and though the script is a tad formulaic, the acting more than makes up for it. Tom Cavanagh has the approach of a Jimmy Stewart or a Tom Hanks. And Sarah Chalke has the kooky klutziness of a Doris Day or a Kate Hepburn. Well, maybe that's overstating it a bit, but give this film another 40 or 50 years, and I'm betting it will be remembered fondly. Great supporting cast too, they really gave the film some weight. Here's to independent comedies. Definitely worth a viewing

IMDB-6318 Attended the world premier at Tribeca Film Festival, what a great event for Downtown NYC. Sarah Chalke is fantastic as female lead in this movie, perfect casting. The story is sweet, the dialog is fast and witty without going over the top into NY sarcasm. Tom Cavanaugh does a wonderful job as the lead. The the supporting cast is excellent. Ileana Douglas, Celeste Holm, James Barbour are all great. Nadia Dajani's performance will be talked about by everyone as the quick comeback, cynical, heart of gold editor.The audience was treated to several belly laughs, not easy to do with a NYC audience. The various locations around NYC gave the movie a terrific backdrop for a story that can't be told without great acting and well written script. There are so many good lines in this movie that anybody who sees it will be repeating for years.Overall, an excellent and very well done movie with terrific music to boot. A little surprised that it was an independent film.