"Before I fall asleep": reviews of the movie (2014)

"Before I fall asleep" (opinions are unanimous in opinion)- this is a rare example of professionally filmed, intriguing, atmospheric and intense thriller. And this is despite the fact that the subject of amnesia was covered by the cinema endless times, and in different genre scenes: melodramas, comedies, horror films and several dramatic copyright films with deep overtones. This is exactly the detective thriller directed by Rowen Joffe "Before I fall asleep". Reviews, rating and names of the main characters you can find out by reading this article.

The Fabula

The film "Before I fall asleep", reviews of whichdiametrically opposed - from extremely negative to enthusiastic, - tells the story of a vulnerable woman suffering from amnesia. The film is an adaptation of the adaptation of the world famous bestseller "Before I Go To Sleep" - SJ Watson ("Before I Fall Asleep") by SD Watson. After the car crash, the main character Kristin begins to suffer from a rare form of mental disorder with a fancy name - psychogenic amnesia. The disease played a terrible joke with a forty-year-old woman, now the heroine remembers only the events of the current day, but waking up in the morning - she forgets even herself (her appearance), 14 years of a happy family life with her husband Ben. In order to understand the nature of her illness and restore her long-term memory secretly from her husband, the heroine begins attending sessions of Dr. Nash, a neuropsychologist at the University of London. The film "Before I fall asleep", the reviews, the plot - the whole atmosphere of the picture and the hype surrounding it intrigues and induces the viewer to take a look.

The genre policy

Perhaps, according to a brief description of the plot, it is erroneousyou can decide that this picture, albeit a literate, but the most standard, classic thriller about amnesia with canonical methods for the genre of injecting tension and intimidation, and the talking title - "Before I fall asleep." Reviews of the movie in 2014 refute these assumptions, pointing out that the narrative every now and then tries to abstract from the "laws" of the genre, to go deeper into the personal experiences of the main character, thus turning the picture into a pervasive psychological drama. A brilliant finding of the director in this regard should be considered the fact that the heroine conscientiously conducts a video diary, and the viewer sees her torment both on camera and "in ordinary life." A successful symbiosis of the thriller, drama and detective is the key to the success of the film "Before I fall asleep." Reviews-2014 are written in a negative light only by professional dramatists and critics, the viewer's audience is more than pleased, mainly - unpredictable plot twists, especially the cardinal transformation of the character Colin Firth on the screen.

Actors and roles

Cinema "Before I fall asleep" (reviews of the film,as already mentioned, extremely contradictory) can boast of a great casting cast: Nicole Kidman, Mark Strong and Colin Firth - a wonderful trio of really strong and talented actors.

Nicole has always been incomparable in the image of heroines onthe verge of an uneven breakdown or tipping stress, which was inspired in the film "Others" (2001). With the role of Christina actress coped brilliantly, its main trump card is naturalness. Thanks to the master's work of the operator, a lot of successful close-ups, the viewer has the opportunity to repeatedly check the professionalism of the actress. Beautiful and Mark Strong, who in this picture changed his usual role and did not play a villain. His character is convincing, the image is bright and multifaceted, masterfully beaten by the actor. However, the real opening of the film "Before I fall asleep" (reviews of movie animals especially highlight this fact) is the actor's work of Colin Firth. The actor finally managed to get rid of the notorious image of Darcy from the well-known "Diary of Bridget Jones" and similar characters in romantic melodramas. In the image of the husband of the main character, he looks so natural and even infernal that his character frightens and alarms.

Storyline

Thriller "Before I fall asleep" - reviews of the filmthat proof - suffers from an ailment common among the many paintings of this genre: he has only one story piece. And this unbearably complicates the build-up of the narrative, the pumping of suspense and the maintenance of a single, inseparable level of the canvas throughout the entire time-frame of the picture. There is only one secret in the plot narrative of the tape, and no matter how the director tries to present a personal investigation of Kidman's character with a series of frightening and alarming discoveries, every subsequent episode does not cause any special emotional outbursts. This is certainly not "Remember" with a slightly "turned", but tightening and intriguing step sequence. In the film "Before I fall asleep" everything is much simpler - a new day, a chaotic morning, a call from Nash with a reminder of the video camera, rare and vague outbursts of memories, awkward inquiries of the spouse. But true connoisseurs of psychological cinema will appreciate the "simplicity" of its worth.

High quality

Before the release of the film "Before I fall asleep"reviews of 2014 are very ambiguous, the subject of amnesia was raised in the following films: "Deja vu" (1989), "Who am I?" (2010), "Mulholland Drive" (2001), "Memento" (2000) in the domestic box office "Remember." These films were highly appreciated by film critics and a wide spectator audience and unanimously recognized as the best. Whether Rouen Joffe's thriller will become the same cult is not yet known. The impression of the painting is somewhat spoiled by a banal and melodramatic finale.

Why the thriller happy ending?

In terms of the culmination of the thriller "Before I fall asleep"(reviews about the film point to this oversight of the creators) noticeably loses to itself similar. Instead of catharsis in the final, the viewer experiences either disappointment or emotion - but this is not the feelings the fans of the genre expect. It is unclear why the author in favor of the masses, who adore happy endas, sacrificed the integrity of the plot narrative! After all, having broken the drama, the creators not only disappointed the fans of the movie genre of the thriller, but also exposed actors in an unattractive light, whose participation, as a rule, guarantees the quality of the film.

Manipulation of memory is a serious matter

Cinematographic manipulations with memory andconsciousness is a delicate matter, it is easy for the viewer to get lost in them. "Games" with consciousness, subconscious require a special atmosphere, mood, immersions in emotions, thoughts, problems of heroes. If any component is not enough, the movie-thriller "will not work". It is hoped that the tape Joffe will remain in the memory not only of film critics, but also of a wide audience, since all the prerequisites for this are available.