The Alchemist Cookbook

2016

Action / Comedy / Drama / Horror

10
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 34% · 19 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 34% · 100 ratings
IMDb Rating 5.2/10 10 1969 2K

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Plot summary

Self-made chemist Sean, a recluse living in an old trailer in the woods, suffers from pill-popping delusions of fortune. When his manic attempts at cracking the ancient secret of alchemy go awry he unleashes something far more sinister and dangerous.

Director

Joel Potrykus Photo
Joel Potrykus

Top cast

Amari Cheatom Photo
Amari Cheatom as Cortez
Ty Hickson Photo
Ty Hickson as Sean
Fiji Photo
Fiji as Kaspar
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by jeffwhite-19731 4 / 10

Trying to be a creepy slow boil but falling flat on it's face

All I'll say is that you'll spend the whole time waiting for an amazing ending to happen, when in reality, you arrive at one of the stupidest, most aggravating endings of all time. This movie tries very hard to be a slow boil with the increasingly erratic and psychotic behavior of the main character. Mixed with constant scenes of his clearly degenerative mental state accompanied by his drastic actions, this leads the viewer to believe that the climax will be worth putting up with watching him lose his mind. In reality the entire movie is just a repetitive piece of garbage. Had potential and I can appreciate the actor's dedication and convincingness while portraying a man having/causing his own psychotic break, but unless you want to be incredibly aggravated when the credits roll, go ahead and choose something else.
Reviewed by originlove 6 / 10

Well acted and in genre of it's own

This can't be easily classified nor is it easy to review. I would only recommend this film to friends whom were fellow thespians, filmmakers or cinephiles. And they'd have to ring true to their respective definitions to their categories.Standout acting jobs by the cast. A close-up look at mental health deteriorating and it's heartbreaking. This makes it more of a drama more than anything, to me. But, I think because it's a very unique piece of art, it will speak directly to the audience in different ways, it will translate to each individual as a distinct genre.I appreciate what was accomplished, creatively, on a small budget.
Reviewed by Obi-Wan-22 4 / 10

A movie with a lot of promise that doesn't deliver

The movie is, from the get-go, a tale about a man who's having a mental breakdown. Then some horror elements are introduced. But there isn't any push or pull for the viewer. We know none of this is real so the drama is lacking. Without any narrative drama we are left to follow a character who is given zero backstory and is grossly uninteresting. There are moments of great dialogue between the only two characters. Amari Cheatom is particularly good. In addition, there is some superb sound design for the horror surrounding us. The director wisely shows us little and leaves the horror all to our imagination and the sound design is the best element of that. But it's all for not as the story plods along at an uninteresting pace and ends up right where we suspected it would all along.
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