high-end amnesia

Madalyn 2022-03-28 09:01:04

Speaking of amnesia, a car accident is the baby of Korean dramas, so the heroine at the beginning of the film also has amnesia and a car accident, and sends a husband ben who seems to love her, but this is not just a simple amnesia.
I watched this movie with my friends in a private cinema like ktv. To be honest, I still rarely dabble in such suspense and thriller movies, because I am still a little scared, but I am not afraid if they are here. I heard that this movie is adapted from a novel, and a movie adapted from a literary work has a certain audience base, but if the gap with the original book is too large, or if the original book is completely copied, I am afraid that it will not be able to satisfy the audience.
The close-up of the blue eyes of the heroine at the beginning of the film also appeared several times in the film. This montage method is impressive.
Secondly, I think the cast of this film is also gorgeous. Nicole Kidman played a very good role in this film, showing the heroine's mentality without exaggeration at all. Colin Firth, I always thought he would be a good person, and the final reversal was good. He was ruthless, but not superficial, but expressed in his eyes and felt in his heart.
In the end, it was a big reunion, but I think it would be better if it could be in the middle of the game. Let the doctor and ben look at each other with a weird smile, which will have more aftertaste.

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Extended Reading
  • Lucinda 2021-12-30 17:21:36

    My Uncle Faith is worthy of being a well-dressed beast, but the story is full of false climaxes. (The leading trailer is still Gone Girl, looking for death...)

  • Melvin 2022-03-30 09:01:04

    The rhythm is chaotic, and this kind of boring thriller, Nicole Kidman, has been shot a lot, almost. Then again, Colin Firth is so inappropriate for this role.

Before I Go to Sleep quotes

  • [first lines]

    Christine: Who are you?

    Ben: I'm your husband... Ben.

    Christine: What?

    Ben: We got married in 1999. That was 14 years ago. Christine, you're 40.

    [hands her her clothes]

    Ben: You had an accident. It was a bad accident. You had head injuries. And you have problems remembering things.

    Christine: What things? What...?

    Ben: Everything. You store up information for a day, and when you wake up in the morning, it's all gone. You're back to your early 20s. You'll be okay. Just... trust me.

    Christine: I'm scared.

  • [last lines]

    Adam: Hi. I'm Adam.

    Christine: Adam... When you wake up in the morning, Pooh, what's the first thing you say to yourself?

    Adam: I say, "What's for breakfast?" What do you say, Piglet?

    Christine: I say... I say... "I wonder what's going to happen exciting today."

    Adam: [sitting on her hospital bed] You remembered.

    Christine: Oh, Adam. Adam. I remember. I remember. I remember... Adam. My Adam.