Here Before
Saban Films | Release Date: February 11, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 13 Critic Reviews
Positive:
9
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
The PlaylistJason BaileyMar 19, 2021
Gregg, who wrote and directed, has mostly written for television, and while this is her feature directorial debut, she’s a born filmmaker. Read full review
85
Film ThreatAndrew StoverMar 19, 2021
Fraught with all-consuming dread and familial mystery, Here Before is an emotionally and psychologically demanding thriller surrounding the loss of a child. Read full review
80
The Irish TimesTara BradyFeb 18, 2022
Still, this is an intriguing psychological thriller and a carefully calibrated study of maternal mourning, powered by perceived class differences and harsh maternal judgment. Read full review
80
VarietyOwen GleibermanMar 19, 2021
The tension that drives Here Before is our curiosity as to whether or not the film is taking place in the world of the uncanny. In a way we want it to be, because that would make it scary fun; in another way we don’t want it to be, because that would make it corny scary fun. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterLeslie FelperinMar 19, 2021
It has its own peculiar spirit and casts a very witchy spell, thanks particularly to Gregg's adept handling of both experienced and young, less proven performers. Read full review
67
The Film StageMitchell BeaupreFeb 9, 2022
What makes Here Before so much finer than its initial premise is the soul Gregg and Riseborough lend. Read full review
65
SlashfilmMarisa MirabalMar 23, 2021
Gregg delivers an intoxicating and impressive directorial debut, so it will be enjoyable to witness what she does next. Here Before is a harrowing depiction of motherhood with all of its loving and painful experiences. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsFeb 11, 2022
Sometimes, the suggestive nature of Gregg’s impressionistic mood piece—as well as a characteristically strong lead performance by Riseborough (Possessor, Mandy)—is enough to sustain one’s interest in Here Before. Right up until Gregg lobs an unsettling and only partly satisfying twist at viewers and leaves us to work through our feelings on our own time. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 9, 2022
Let’s not think too much about the resolution to Stacey Gregg’s haunting Here Before. It’s too pat to feel satisfying after all that we’ve invested in that’s come before it. But what we’ve seen and settled into up to that climax is another sublime performance from Andrea Riseborough, one of the subtlest and most expressive actresses working today. Read full review
60
The GuardianCath ClarkeFeb 15, 2022
The question of whether this is a ghost story or if Laura is experiencing a kind of psychological breakdown twists and turns in ways that lost me by the end. Still, it’s is a very accomplished debut from Gregg, and acted with subtlety and sensitivity by Riseborough. Read full review
60
Screen DailyWendy IdeMar 19, 2021
A screenplay which could have benefited from another pass undermines the credibility of what comes before, and, despite a formidable intensity from Riseborough throughout, leachs tension along with plausibility. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandMar 19, 2021
While Gregg offers a cheeky sense of what it really means to gaslight someone, no one will feel as injured by the film’s final-act choices than its audience. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiApr 1, 2021
There's a lot to like in this engaging and unnerving drama, but the finale doesn’t come together to deliver on an intriguing and chilling first half. Read full review
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