Sometimes I Think About Dying
Oscilloscope Laboratories | Release Date: January 26, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
21
Mixed:
4
Negative:
1
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
91
ColliderRoss BonaimeJan 23, 2023
Sometimes I Think About Dying is a dark comedy of restraint and quiet, but that silence holds an incredible amount of power and emotion. Ridley gives what might be her best performance, and Lambert knows exactly how to balance the delicate mood of the film. Read full review
90
IGNMarya E. GatesJan 26, 2024
Anchored by a rich and resonant performance from Daisy Ridley, Sometimes I Think About Dying deftly explores the debilitating effects of social anxiety and chronic loneliness, and the transformative power of human connection. Read full review
83
PolygonPetrana RadulovicJan 29, 2024
It’s a movie made up of quiet moments: pauses in conversation, lingering glances, and outstretched hands. Lambert emphasizes the importance of these small interactions, and the ways they build up to connections. It’s a quiet story that aches in the best sort of way. Read full review
83
ConsequenceLiz Shannon MillerJan 23, 2023
One of Sometimes I Think About Dying‘s strongest qualities is that Fran’s emerging bond with Robert isn’t presented as a saving grace — instead, it’s just one potential opportunity to pull her out of her comfort zone. Read full review
80
The Observer (UK)Wendy IdeApr 22, 2024
It plays out at the tipping point at which living with loneliness starts to feel easier than tackling the daunting prospect of conversation with a stranger. Read full review
80
The TelegraphRobbie CollinApr 18, 2024
Beneath the mousy indie stylings of Rachel Lambert’s new film, adapted from a 2013 play by Kevin Armento, beats a proudly mushy romantic-comedy heart. Read full review
80
We Got This CoveredMartin CarrJan 23, 2023
If anything, Sometimes I Think About Dying is an ultimately optimistic film, which feels life affirming and poignant in parts. That it also affords Ridley one of the best roles she has had in recent memory, only makes this more of an intriguing proposition. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleFeb 2, 2024
Sometimes I Think About Dying is a good calling card for Ridley, who proves that she’s not limited to playing spunky adventuresses from a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. Rather, she has a compressed intensity that could be put to good use in a variety of roles. Read full review
75
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanJan 30, 2024
It’s kind of a downer, yes, but also stimulating as hell. Read full review
75
IndieWireKate ErblandJan 23, 2023
The end result might be expected, but Ridley and Lambert do winning work to get us there. Read full review
70
The New York TimesAlissa WilkinsonJan 25, 2024
A movie like this one, reserved and a little mysterious, can be unnerving. Occasionally it feels as if Sometimes I Think About Dying is a bit too withholding, dragging down the story it has to tell. But there’s a lot here to like. Read full review
70
Paste MagazineTrace SauveurJan 24, 2024
In a film that inevitably asks its lead to shoulder some heavy weight for it to work at all, Ridley takes on the task with an assured capability. May other films take this one’s lead in giving her some real, meaty work. Read full review
70
Film ThreatAlex SavelievJan 24, 2023
The narrative may prove a bit indeterminate and slow-moving to jaded audiences. Yet it remains an incisive and unusual little tale, which we could certainly use more of these days. That is something I personally think about all the time. Read full review
70
Vanity FairRichard LawsonJan 23, 2023
It’s a performance that’s so far afield of the loud flash and melodrama of Star Wars that Ridley seems almost introduced anew. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeJan 23, 2023
Sometimes I Think About Dying, then, is a graceful treatise on how challenging — but liberating — it can be to make connections. Read full review
70
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiJan 23, 2023
Anchored by strong performances from Daisy Ridley and Dave Merheje, the film has pacing issues, but it's emotionally resonant, humorous, and relatable. Read full review
67
Original-CinChris KnightFeb 9, 2024
Sometimes I Think About Dying dares to ask the question: What if The Office wasn’t trying to be funny? And what if Pam was painfully shy, and Jim damaged from two previous marriages, and no one ever made a raised-eyebrow face at the camera? Read full review
67
The Film StageJordan RaupJan 23, 2023
If laudable for the ways in which it can find comedy in the banal, and for showing a new side of Ridley, one wishes Sometimes I Think About Dying ultimately left more of a finite impression considering its weighty, universal subject matter. Read full review
67
The PlaylistGregory EllwoodJan 23, 2023
It goes without saying that Lambert’s skill at stating the film’s surreal moments is genuinely impressive. She collaborates with cinematographer Dustin Lane and art director Robert Brecko to stage images that stick with you long after you leave the theater. But, outside of a showcase moment for Ridley in the movie’s third act, there isn’t much else that does. Read full review
63
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleyJan 26, 2024
Sometimes I Think About Dying feels like it needs one more "act" to complete its arc. It's an unfinished bridge. The film attempts an eventual catharsis, but there's just not enough information to get us across the river. We're left hanging. Read full review
63
Slant MagazinePat BrownJan 25, 2023
The film is an imperfect but affecting portrait of social isolation that captures both the pain and the warmth that comes with finally letting others in. Read full review
60
Total FilmNeil SmithApr 16, 2024
Given the short from whence it came ran a mere 12 minutes, there is a definite sense of material being extended beyond its elasticity. Yet it’s a decent vehicle for Ridley that, like last year’s The Marsh King’s Daughter, shows she doesn’t need a galaxy far, far away to demonstrate her star (Wars) power. Read full review
60
EmpireHelen O'HaraApr 15, 2024
A beautiful, subdued Daisy Ridley performance anchors a story that is underplayed to the point of almost non-existence. Still, if you’re tired of blockbuster bombast, this could be the antidote. Read full review
50
VarietyPeter DebrugeJan 23, 2023
It’s a thin, practically anemic observational movie for audiences who recognize themselves in Fran’s awkwardness. Read full review
40
The GuardianBenjamin LeeJan 23, 2023
Ridley though is consistent and sort of revelatory, an actor who has struggled to find her footing post-franchise as is often the case, delivering a surprisingly nuanced and deeply felt performance. Read full review
25
ObserverRex ReedJan 29, 2024
Thanks to sluggish direction by Rachel Lambert and a screenplay by three entire people who fail to display the focused writing talent of even one, this is a slogfest from beginning to end. Read full review
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