She Dies Tomorrow

Neon | Release Date: July 31, 2020

5.0	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 55 Ratings

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JLuis_001Sep 11, 2020

An existentialist mystery that despite its ambition fails to solidify its ideas and feels shallow and pretentious.

It's definitely not horror although in some places it has been promoted that way and it will hardly be a film that creates aAn existentialist mystery that despite its ambition fails to solidify its ideas and feels shallow and pretentious.

It's definitely not horror although in some places it has been promoted that way and it will hardly be a film that creates a remarkable impression.

The rest depends on your own tastes and if you're in the mood to enjoy a film of this type, because beyond its merits in terms of direction and acting, the end result for me was tedious, bombastic and more than anything forgettable.… Expand

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rappM95Aug 16, 2020

A little too arthouse for me. There’s some comedy to the apocalyptic theme the movie is going for but there’s just really no point to it all, which I guess may be the point.

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farhanghaAug 7, 2020

A special trailer that may not be to everyone's liking. From movies that can quickly divide its audience into two categories. You will enjoy seeing it, but you will not miss it without seeing it.

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bertobellamyNov 8, 2020

There's more visual than plot, but 'She Dies Tomorrow' is an interesting exercise that dwells into regret, fear, and sorrow. The mystery is there, and although it gets sidelined by what happens to the characters, there's no lack of emotionThere's more visual than plot, but 'She Dies Tomorrow' is an interesting exercise that dwells into regret, fear, and sorrow. The mystery is there, and although it gets sidelined by what happens to the characters, there's no lack of emotion and even humor. The film slowly reveals itself so that it may be frustrating for some. Either way, Amy Seimetz delivers.… Expand

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rmurray847Aug 10, 2023

SHE DIES TOMORROW is a deeply disappointing film. Although it clocks in at only 86 minutes, it was the longest 86 minutes I've experienced in quite some time.

The movie has a fascinating premise, and there were moments that were verySHE DIES TOMORROW is a deeply disappointing film. Although it clocks in at only 86 minutes, it was the longest 86 minutes I've experienced in quite some time.

The movie has a fascinating premise, and there were moments that were very interesting. But as a whole, it didn't work for me.

In a nutshell, Amy wakes up one morning, absolutely convinced that she will "die tomorrow." And when she shares this certainly with her older friend Jane, unfortunately Jane "catches" the same conviction about herself. Turns out, this certainty of immediately impending death is a communicable disease or thought. That was a very cool idea and is the premise on which I decided to watch the film. Ugh.

The first 20 minutes or so of the film show us very little other than how Amy responds the awareness that she has one day left. She putters aimlessly around the house, listens to the same piece of music over and over, and generally acts depressed and delusional. There are all sorts of low-budget effects (mostly lights that change colors constantly) and loud noises and distorted close-ups to show us, apparently, the mental state of Amy. I was mostly annoyed by it all, and then really, really bored. Amy, as played by Kate Lyn Sheil, is one of these characters who hardly moves her mouth to speak, has a mostly blank affect and to be honest, is just not the least bit interesting. She KNOWS she has one day left to live. I have no idea how I would react to that certain knowledge, but I hope I'd show more recognizable emotion. It was VERY tempting to turn off the movie at this point.

Jane (Jane Adams) has a richer, more believable and perhaps even a little humorous response. She was actually quite enjoyable to watch, and when she spends time spreading the disease further (unknowingly, of course) the film perked up considerably. Perhaps it was about to redeem itself? (And then we got a few flashbacks with Amy and a boyfriend that helped explain things a little more. That was welcome context.)

Yet the ending was fumbled too. It was tough to keep track of time. The flashbacks were fine...but at the end, I didn't know if we were seeing the end of that first day, or the morning of "death day" or what? I'm sure Writer/Director Amy Seimetz had it all figured out and thought her presentation was clear...but all of us viewing the film didn't understand where in time we were when characters played by Chris Messina, Tunde Adebimpe and others had their final scenes. And a lot of the final dialogue was mumbled, which didn't help either. (And then Josh Lucas made a strange cameo. In a terrible beard.)

The final moments of the film seemed to present us with a new way of thinking about the things that came before, but to be honest, I was not willing to put one ounce of energy into thinking them through. I was pretty actively angry at the movie. It certainly didn't benefit from all the "weird, dream-like sequences" that in the end, mostly felt like a way of padding the movie to feature length. I strongly advise against SHE DIES TOMORROW.… Expand

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