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
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksIt's been some time since a twisty thriller was able to genuinely surprise an audience. Increased viewer awareness of the various twist tropes often forces filmmakers to heap twist upon twist upon twist, straining credulity all the way. Invariably, the twist is about the twist is about the twist.
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.
Flicks, Dominic Corry
flicksIt's been some time since a twisty thriller was able to genuinely surprise an audience. Increased viewer awareness of the various twist tropes often forces filmmakers to heap twist upon twist upon twist, straining credulity all the way. Invariably, the twist is about the twist is about the twist.
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.
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