Before I Forget
Strand Releasing | Release Date: July 18, 2008 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
78
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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90
Village VoiceScott Foundas
Exquisitely sad, idiosyncratic film à clef about an aging gay gigolo grasping at the embers of memory before they--and he--turn to ash. Read full review
90
SalonStephanie Zacharek
Before I Forget is, in the broad sense, "gay-themed." But it's also one of the loveliest, most direct and most devastating pictures about aging that I've ever seen. Read full review
88
TV Guide MagazineKen Fox
It all comes down to Nolot's marvelous performance: His Pierre is sulky, morose, self-centered and curiously likeable, and Nolot leaves you wanting to know a bit more about just where this odd figure might be headed. Read full review
80
The New York TimesStephen Holden
An unblinking portrait of a complicated, solitary gay man who has outlived his working years. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
A film one can admire, but it is not "likable," per se, nor does its director wish it to be. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubNoel Murray
It's hardly a rosy picture of what it's like to be gay and 60 in Paris. But it's an engrossing picture. Read full review
60
VarietyLisa Nesselson
If you've pondered how to order a round of fellatio as one orders a pizza or wondered what gay gentlemen of a certain age talk about, this touching glimpse of faded beauty and looming decrepitude fits the bill. Read full review
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