A woman (Nicole Kidman) awakes each morning not knowing who she is, where she is, or who this man besides her in bed is. That man (Colin Firth) patiently tells her each morning that she is his wife and that she suffers amnesia following an accident. After the man goes to work, leaving the woman at home alone, a Doctor telephones each morning to speak to the woman, to tell her who she is and to seek answers as to how she got to be in this condition.
I suppose this is a potentially interesting plot but its silliness - for one thing how is it that these events occur every day without fail and in the same sequence each day - had me distracted for most of the running time of 'Before I Go To Sleep'.
The eventual 'reveals' made little sense to me.
★★
I'm a big fan of Colin Firth (truth be told, it may be a mild crush) but I might give this one a miss. As I was reading your review, I immediately thought of Memento, which was an amnesia film I did see and enjoy.
ReplyDeleteIronically, given the film's title, I actually fell asleep at one stage during the film, AdRad.
DeleteFurthermore AdRad, given your crush on Firth, you would be wise to give this film a miss.
DeleteA dining companion this evening saw the movie today and she liked it. I doubt I would. She would not tell us who clubbed the Nicole character after we suggested it must have been her husband.
ReplyDeleteWell that is supposed to be the 'twist' Andrew but I found it all quite unconvincing.
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