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- 2015
- PG-13
- RADiUS-TWC
- 1 h 35 m
- 2015
- PG-13
- RADiUS-TWC
- 1 h 35 m
Summary Two strangers stuck in New York City for the night grow into each other’s most trusted confidants when a night of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives. [RADiUS-TWC]
Directed By: Chris Evans
Written By: Ron Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer, Paul Vicknair
- 2015
- PG-13
- RADiUS-TWC
- 1 h 35 m
- 2015
- PG-13
- RADiUS-TWC
- 1 h 35 m
Before We Go
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7.2
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Summary Two strangers stuck in New York City for the night grow into each other’s most trusted confidants when a night of unexpected adventure forces them to confront their fears and take control of their lives. [RADiUS-TWC]
Directed By: Chris Evans
Written By: Ron Bass, Jen Smolka, Chris Shafer, Paul Vicknair
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
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0% Positive
0 Reviews
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40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
31
0% Positive
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
40% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
60% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
The chemistry makes the movie’s pleasures easy to surrender to, albeit fleetingly.
Unfortunately, there’s a more potent power present here: dullness.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 User Ratings
7.2
67% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
27% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 51 User Ratings
7.2
67% Positive
34 Ratings
34 Ratings
27% Mixed
14 Ratings
14 Ratings
6% Negative
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
I really enjoyed this and thought the acting was terrific. I want to watch more romantic movies like this one. I thought the chemistry between the two was wonderful.
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Beautiful, thoughtful, quiet, poignant, and true.
This film is excellent. Top-notch writing, entirely driven by strong characterization without contrivances. The acting is excellent, and the dialogue is believable, natural, and honest. This is not your average romcom, and it might not even qualify as a romcom at all, because although it asks many of the kinds of questions that romcoms try to ask, it answers them with far more maturity than most do. This story has themes that resonate and an ending that delivers. There are moments of the transcendent alongside moments of the awkward, and that gives the experience a ring of realism. The personal mysteries are revealed at a good pace, and the story never becomes saccharine, boring, or entirely predictable. I appreciated the good use of silence. I was occasionally annoyed by the unnecessary shakiness of the hand-held camera or the blurry focus of foreground objects, but that only happened a couple of times. This is otherwise a beautiful, thoughtful, quiet, poignant, and true character piece, and it's well worth the watching..
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Evans and Eve are always charming, but Brooke’s real-world problems ring false in a story held together by chintzy fatalism and the logic of a first draft.
The setup is so familiar that frustration sets in before the title has barely faded from view.
When the script isn't working, Evans turns towards the soundtrack and leans on indie rock when he can (and when the low-budget picture can afford it) to attempt to do some of the emotional lifting.
There's so little urgency, cleverness or romantic comedy zing to this effort from four credited screenwriters (including Oscar winner Ron Bass) that the whole effort seems to run solely on the smiles of its photogenic leads.
I just cannot believe people are slamming this movie. I saw it just few days ago by chance as I needed a rest from a heavy translation of a book. How did I miss it for 5 years beats me... It was so sweet and meaningful actually it kept me awake for hours after. The feeling of longing. Longing for a stranger, the meaning of moments, that will never come back, yet seem to feel so significant for the moment... having a person slide in and out of your life as sand would slip through your fingers... Precious and difficult to express in words... I would imagine critics focus on the technical side of the movie as it is impossible to miss all the warm human interaction components that seem to become more and more neglected in he everyday life. I am pleasantly surprised by how much more cool Evans turned into my eyes seeing he understands the importance of not denying emotions and cravings for them as our mind and soul become hungry in searching for the answers, lessons and experiences in life no matter how unrealistic and awkward it may seems to the eye of an observer. In the world nowadays that is becoming so alienated it is ridiculous how fake and calculated, and careful everything is in human interaction, the sweetness of this movie is in the decisions one makes in a split second just because you felt there is something in a person or a situation, like the scene where he deliberates whether to help her on not, or that almost intangible tiny little thread of seemingly nothing (that is an incredible mixture of chance, curiosity, situation driven "what do I have to lose" attitude and more) make two complete strangers actually decide to share their stories as painful and as real as they are, open up to a complete stranger and place trust into the other person developing thereby some sense of indescribable intimacy. Showing your vulnerability has always been the very thing that actually may get a person to be genuinely into you and obviously a chance to let someone see your true colors, i.e. giving them a chance to actually meet the real you. There is something so liberating in that. Moments shared that is much more than words, looks where one knows so much more is said in the things there are not being said, **** of the moment that carries certain nostalgia... Anyone can relate to a situation where a person sort of flew by your life leaving you wanting more, wondering how fragile any type of human relationship is, and how a person can have such a huge impact in such a short time... What makes us allow to a stranger to impact our lives and to let them influence most intimate parts of their life and mind... This film has emotional depth hidden in the untold... You cannot possibly tell me this is not important anymore or in this world... That seems to be the total decade and tragedy in living nowadays that this kind of movie is almost mocked by the critics while terrible films like horrors or fictions are given praise simply because of possible technical diversity presented. I understood the story as a modest unimposing celebration of non-pretending in communication with others. Nick was as real and as open with all his troubles that it lead to her opening up to him and maybe even daydreaming of being with him... instead of a cold controlling husband as opposed to a sweet caring strangers who put all the attention into details, that mattered. I LOVE this movie. It is warm, nostalgic and promising. This is exactly the kind of thing I would do in real life. And actually I did such things as I love the unexpected and spontaneity in everything especial human interactions. I got off the social media as it is developing narcissistic freaks competing in who will get more likes, society that approves people practically begging for approval and mentally depending on it. Again, int he light of all that, this movie was so simple, unpretentious and just perfect. Kudos to Evans for not being afraid to show he cares for an understands something really important that unfortunately society deems redundant, irrelevant and not intriguing enough. What a world we live in. Sad really. Thank God there are people in the showbiz that seem to be able to stay normal. I bet he is a beautiful soul. I look forward to see what will he do next.
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One night adventure with a stranger!
In his 15 year old acting career it was the Chris Evan's first direction. Many actors had tried that and only a few had succeeded, but some of them just preferred a low cost, simple project to avoid a major disaster. He also produced it and acted alongside the British actress Alice Eve. The film was a one night event based theme which begins when a young woman misses her train, and later forced to spend the night with a stranger after her purse got stolen. During lots of time left for the next train, theirs little adventure begins as they embark around the city.
This is really a solid film. Well written screenplay and performed with a beautiful night adventure in the city that never sleeps. The problem with me was, I had seen many similar flicks, so this one looked okay, in a good way, but not that awesome. Still a fine film and definitely highly recommend others who like drama-romance. The plus point was the actors, the chemistry was brilliant. The story was very good, yet like I said it was so simple.
It was not just two who meet and develop a friendship or a relationship, but they both reveal their story behind their visit to the city. At first it was a casual disclose, but the true reason comes out when they begin to trust each other and feel comfortable. So each of their tale has a small twist in the same night to overcome that was troubling them for some time. The film makes the impression that they two are made for each other, but only the final scene reveals how their destiny ends when the dawn breaks out. Not so clever, but an enjoyable little gem, maybe a perfect film for the date night.
6.5/10
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Chris Evans was really not the type of actor that I expected to move on to directing but he does do a great job behind the camera. This film does not have a big budget and this film could almost still work without any other characters but the two lead so the film feels very independent. Chris Evans also knows the romantic comedy genre fairly well as he has starred in several before and after becoming Captain America.
Evans and Alice Eve both give excellent performances in this movie. They are both very likeable and their chemistry is strong. Their relationship is believable. Sadly the script is the downside of Before We Go. I didn’t find the movie overly clichéd but there are a few scenes in here that really don’t belong and I didn’t really love the ending because it was difficult to see where the couple stood when the morning came.
Before We Go is still a pretty good directorial debut from Chris Evans and I would be fine with seeing another film he directs
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Yes, there is chemistry between the stars: Chris Evans & Alice Eve, but that's it. There is no originality here, not in the dialog, story, photography, sets, etc. If you've seen BEFORE SUNRISE, don't waste your time. Though set in NYC, this leaves out the city's many interesting places and vibrancy. Two characters that are drawn to one another, but don't want to commit to an act. I still wonder why Chris Evans, who could do just about any script he wanted to, was drawn to making this for his directorial debut. At least Ryan Gosling risked something in LOST RIVER.
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