Hopefully I can help. I'm coming at this in modesty, not a knowitall jerkoff like IMDB is wont to have-these are just my thoughts.
Why didn't Alyce just tell the truth?
Death does weird things to people. Being the sole witness to a death can do even weirder things. Everyone reacts differently. From what I can tell, Alyce felt culpable in Caroll's death and (at that point in the story) didn't want to be directly associated with it. She feared what Caroll's father actually did at the funeral-blame her for it.
she could have just rushed down and explain what happened
If she did, we wouldn't have a movie. That's how the story starts. People as of late tend to expect rationality in an absolute form in film-but rational decisions are subjective in real life as well as movies. It's a hard thing to let go of, but sometimes you've gotta let it go, unless it's absolutely inexcusable, or obscenely cliche.
Why go out with Kurt?
After a traumatic or psychologically shattering event, people often turn to erratic or escapist behavior. In the case of Kurt, it's simple. Alyce was still trying to find out (thanks to the drug dealer's aptly sage council) how to regain power over herself. She made the same decision I did a while back-to *beep* it out of people. It was an experiment in exploiting the vulnerability of others. Watch the scene again with this in mind. I've got to say that part hit home with me pretty hard.
I had expected her to kill him
Yeah me too. I was rather relieved when she didn't, because she'd be falling into the same cliche that she was trying desperately to avoid.
And he did punch her in the face, twice..
Man oh man those hits looked painful. It was almost comical, actually. Alyce herself laughed at it a little. Even still-killing a meathead was pointless. He was completely owned in the literal definition of the word, and his hyper-masculine pride was completely ruined. For the Kurt-ain Rod, that's undoubtedly a fate worse than death.
In what city was the movie supposed to take place in?
I don't think it matters that much, to be honest. I didn't take a look to see where it was shot-and there were only a few exteriors. It doesn't seem too relevant in a story this size. The story isn't really about that.
Anyway, I hope that helps and I didn't TL;DR you. Enjoy another viewing!
Cheers
'I'm going to write an epic poem about this gorgeous pie' -David Lynch, 1992
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