The Life Before This

A film review by Christopher Null - Copyright © 2000 Filmcritic.com

Scene 1: Robbers on the run bust into a coffee shop and kill everyone, including themselves. Scenes 2-120: Time rolls back to reveal what happened earlier that day to everyone in the shop, including the robbers. Only the outcome may not be quite the same... Overwrought yet still engaging, this Sliding Doors-esque picture has been done time and time again (no pun intended), but it still manages to keep a certain level of charm. Thanks to a lot of really good actors like Polley, Rea, and O'Hara, The Life Before This is a bit more than just a gimmick.

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Rating

3.5 out of 5 Stars

Cast and Crew

  • Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
  • Producer: Ilana Frank
  • Screenwriter: Semi Chellas
  • Stars: Leslie Hope, David Hewlett, Joel S. Keller, Jacob Tierney, Alison Pill, Alberta Watson, Jennifer Dale, Fab Filippo, Dan Lett, Alex Appel, Bernard Behrens, Martha Burns, Emily Hampshire, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Pantoliano, Justin Peroff, Sarah Polley, Stephen Rea, Callum Keith Rennie, Albert Schultz
  • MPAA Rating: NR