Before I Go To Sleep
Novelist SJ Watson's critically acclaimed psychological thriller is brought to the big screen by writer-director Rowan Joffé (Brighton Rock), producer Ridley Scott, and stars Nicole Kidman and Colin Firth.
Christine (Kidman) is a woman who wakes every day with no memory of who she is, reconstructing her life daily from a journal she keeps. Her husband Ben (Firth) and son are strangers to her. When a terrifying truth emerges, Christine is forced to question everyone around her and the life she is told is hers.
- Director:
- Rowan Joffé ('Brighton Rock')
- Writer:
- Rowan Joffé
- Cast:
- Nicole KidmanColin FirthMark StrongAnne-Marie DuffDean-Charles Chapman
Reviews & comments
Variety
pressThere’s perilously little playfulness to be found either in the script or its otherwise handsomely ashen cinematic treatment.
Total Film
pressA handsome thriller, absorbing for its duration and with a couple of neat rug-pulls.
Time Out
pressPerfectly effective, but while director Rowan Joffe keeps the twists coming, something about Kidman’s blank, frosty performance is unconvincing.
Hollywood Reporter
pressDoesn’t transmute the material into something richer and deeper the way.
Empire Magazine
pressStrong performances keep the viewer guessing as much as our heroine, but the character drama recedes as the thriller element builds, to its detriment.
The critics review are mixed, but I am with you on this one. I haven't read the book, but the movie itself is a decent refreshing thriller. Kidman is actually making a comeback performance in this and Colin is great as always. I think it's an enjoyable flick on a Friday night out.
A woman with amnesia; throw in a bit of paranoia, adultery, creepiness, then what do you believe? Then trust, a big issue in any relationship gets thrown in the ring too. Superficial thriller that is barely believeable mystery whilst suspense isn't really sustained.
Variety
pressThere’s perilously little playfulness to be found either in the script or its otherwise handsomely ashen cinematic treatment.
Total Film
pressA handsome thriller, absorbing for its duration and with a couple of neat rug-pulls.
Time Out
pressPerfectly effective, but while director Rowan Joffe keeps the twists coming, something about Kidman’s blank, frosty performance is unconvincing.
Hollywood Reporter
pressDoesn’t transmute the material into something richer and deeper the way.
Empire Magazine
pressStrong performances keep the viewer guessing as much as our heroine, but the character drama recedes as the thriller element builds, to its detriment.
The critics review are mixed, but I am with you on this one. I haven't read the book, but the movie itself is a decent refreshing thriller. Kidman is actually making a comeback performance in this and Colin is great as always. I think it's an enjoyable flick on a Friday night out.
A woman with amnesia; throw in a bit of paranoia, adultery, creepiness, then what do you believe? Then trust, a big issue in any relationship gets thrown in the ring too. Superficial thriller that is barely believeable mystery whilst suspense isn't really sustained.
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