“A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.” -via IMDb
Before I Go to Sleep
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong
Directed by
Rowan Joffe
Box Office:
$17,669,776 Worldwide
Thoughts
I often find myself watching thrillers alone since almost no one I know enjoys watching them like I do. The same goes for horror films and movies with a bit of gore. Late one night, Netflix recommended that I watch Before I Go to Sleep, which is based on the novel by S.J. Watson. I remember starting it once before and falling asleep before I could finish it, which usually isn’t a good sign. I love Colin Firth though, so I had to give it another shot.
This time around, the film caught my attention right away. I find the thought of waking up with no sense of where you are quite scary. Add having no idea who you are, or what you’re doing in an unknown place, and this becomes completely terrifying. Now, someone is telling you that he is your husband. Can you trust this person? Is he truly your husband? Any fear and paranoia you had been initially experiencing would, most likely, increase drastically.
Throughout this film, you will get frustrated for not knowing who to trust and for not knowing what is going on. More often than not, I am capable of knowing what will happen in a movie after watching the first ten minutes of it for the first time. It can be quite annoying If I don’t get every aspect of the film right, I always at least get 98% of the ending correct. It’s both a gift and a curse. I had been correct about several of my guesses throughout this film. However, there was a twist that while it may not be surprising for everyone, does make it a fun movie to watch.
Kidman and Firth offer stellar performances and the end did bring a few tears to my eyes (I also rolled my eyes a bit though). I can be a complete sap when it comes to movies. so some may even make fun of me for wanting to cry at this film.
I have yet to read the novel that it is based on, but I would enjoy reading it now to see the differences between the film and the book. Have you seen it and/or have you read the book? What did you think?