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13 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88McClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MooreMcClatchy-Tribune News ServiceRoger MoorePtacek, as she was in the short, makes a great foil. And the addition of Rossum and Perlman to the cast adds pathos and paranoia, guilt and menace.
- 63Slant MagazineNick PriggeSlant MagazineNick PriggeEven at its most compelling, it remains inconsistent and superfluous, a lesson that sometimes a movie can feel more fully formed in 19 minutes rather than 90.
- 58The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe result is predictably, frustratingly bloated and meandering, even as the short’s charms remain largely intact.
- 58The PlaylistKimber MyersThe PlaylistKimber MyersIsn't a bad freshman effort, but it doesn't offer anything to set it apart from dozens of other indie dramedies.
- 50The DissolveCharles BramescoThe DissolveCharles BramescoThe fundamental predictability of Before I Disappear’s main plot is just one of the missteps that betray Christensen’s inexperience.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyThe Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyWith nary a likable character in sight until the late arrival of some unearned emotion in the closing scenes, this is a posey, abrasive drama, though one that's stylishly made and acted with more conviction than the script merits.
- 40VarietyJustin ChangVarietyJustin ChangPiling on the misery-laden subplots in scene after angry, overamped scene, Before I Disappear is the sort of movie that can’t stop reminding you how cruel the world is and how messed up its people are, to the point where its bludgeoning cynicism feels no more authentic or lived-in than the glimmer of hope that suddenly breaks on the horizon.
- 30Village VoiceViolet LuccaVillage VoiceViolet LuccaWhat makes this minefield of sphincter-clenching sassy bons mots even harder to stomach is the uninspired photography, which impassionedly pleads for significance through use of slow motion, bokeh-effect streetlights, and close-ups.