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The Life Before Her Eyes
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38 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 25 Critics What's this?

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7.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

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  • Starring: Eva Amurri, Evan Rachel Wood, Uma Thurman
  • Summary: The Life Before Her Eyes is an intense and visually evocative drama about the loss of youth, investigating how a single moment in time can define an entire life. Based on Laura Kasischke's visionary novel, the story hinges on a pivotal confrontation: two high school girls held captive by a gunman and forced to make the terrifying choice as to who will live and who will die. The Life Before Her Eyes explores the reverberations stemming from the collision of past and future, reality and dream. Life can end in an instant--yet the echoes of possible futures remain inescapable. Moving backward and forward in time, it combines the dramatic intensity of Sophie's Choice with the eerie mystery of a ghost story like The Others. (Magnolia)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 25
  3. Negative: 11 out of 25
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Mick LaSalle
    100
    Emotionally sophisticated, humane and worth talking about for hours.
  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Michael Rechtshaffen
    60
    Boasting two terrific performances by Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood as the adult and teenage versions of the same character.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Janice Page
    38
    When the big twist is revealed at the end of The Life Before Her Eyes, you might think the only way to appreciate its cleverness is to see the film again. I did that. It didn't help.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Richard.
    10
    The critics could not be more wrong. This is the most profound and emotional film of the year so far. It's sad that many people will not see it based on the copycat critics reviews.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Enrique
    4
    Barely convincing. Uma Thurmann is fine but the script is too contrived. A big disappointment.
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. PaulB.
    2
    Uma Thurman continues her losing streak in a poorly-constructed script punctuated with ridiculous lines such as, "I don't know about you but I could use some soup!"… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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