Synopsis
Ever since she sustained a traumatic head injury, Christine Lucas has suffered from anterograde amnesia, unable to form new memories and having forgotten the last 15 years of her life. Every morning, she becomes reacquainted with her husband, Ben, and the other constants in her life. Terrifying truths about her past begin to emerge, causing her to question everything -- and everyone -- around her.
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Cast
- Nicole KidmanChristine
- Colin FirthBen
- Mark StrongDr. Nasch
- Ben CromptonWarehouse Caretaker
- Anne-Marie DuffClaire
- Adam LevyBen
- Gabriel StrongBoy on Bike
- Flynn MacArthurBoy in Dream
- Dean-Charles ChapmanAdam
- Jing LusiNurse Kate (uncredited)
Recommandations
- 75
McClatchy-Tribune News Service
Whatever twists this puzzle tosses at us, the film reminds us that a great actor, in close-up, telling a story with just her or his eyes, is still the greatest special effect the movies have to offer. This cast telling this story ensures us that nobody will be dozing off Before I Go to Sleep. - 60
Empire
Strong performances keep the viewer guessing as much as our heroine, but the character drama recedes as the thriller element builds, to its detriment. - 60
Time Out London
As a thriller, Before I Go To Sleep is perfectly effective, but while director Rowan Joffe keeps the twists coming, something about Kidman’s blank, frosty performance is unconvincing. - 60
TheWrap
Before I Go To Sleep‘s combination of talents on both sides of the camera means that while it may not rocket you to the edge of your seat as quickly and cruelly as the recent “Gone Girl,” it's hardly a snooze. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Writer-director Rowan Joffe’s adaptation of S.J. Watson’s bestseller honors the lurid spirit of the page-turner enough to satisfy fans, but he doesn’t transmute the material into something richer and deeper the way. - 40
Variety
There’s perilously little playfulness to be found either in the script or its otherwise handsomely ashen cinematic treatment. - 40
The Telegraph
It’s just chilly and uninvolving. - 40
The Guardian
It aims for sexy and/or dangerous, but the tone is dry and the pace lags.
