The Life Before Her Eyes

  • 2008


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36 %
23 % Rotten
$ 7 Million
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Positive Reviews 16
Negative reviews 16
Average Rating 2.5/5
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1.5
But its hard to maintain interest through the overbearing foreshadowing, the pointlessly repeated footage, James Horners exhaustingly ominous soundtra .. Av Club
2.5
What it offers instead is a reasonably well made, if hopelessly overblown melodrama, which oversteps its mark with pretensions of narrative complexity .. Indie Wire
1.5
Thurman and Wood both deliver strong performances and make for believable versions of the same person at different stages of her life. Austin Chronicle
1.3
As lovely and spooky as Wood is, the most beguiling she has been since her breakthrough in Thirteen, and as natural as Amurri is (shes Susan Sarandons .. Ny Daily News
3.1
There are two very fine performances here Woods and Amurris but theyre not strong enough to rise above the metaphor laden script. Philly
2.5
Knowing what happened (if not exactly how) doesnt diminish the films fine performances Amurri, Susan Sarandons daughter, is every bit as good as Wood .. Tv Guide
2.5
If you already know it, you might as well skip it.Its a gimmicky twist ending (masquerading as a deeply philosophical one), and its not even original. Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Acting is fine (Wood comes into her own, and Thurman has seldom been better), but were always aware that the story is a literary conceit, and director .. News Review
1.0
In fact, its even more annoying if you figure it out halfway through, because then you spend the whole film praying youll be proved wrong.In addition, .. View London
3.8
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2.5
This moody, dreamlike drama conflates a Columbine massacrelike narrative with the story of a woman who apparently survived the shooting as a teenager .. Cs Monitor
2.5
Very much like Vadim Perelmans first film, House of Sand and Fog, this one is atmospheric, and it has all the earmarks of a thriller. Film Journal
1.3
Right from the flowery title sequence it feels stripped of its source materials creative edge.And whats left would be hard to swallow even if it didnt .. Boston
2.5
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1.0
The distributors of this film an American high school drama with a tiresomely familiar twist are eager that no one reveal how it ends.Ill do better th .. Guardian
2.0
Vadim Perelmans drama is both tasteful and tedious. With its honeyed visuals, affluent air and coy portents of disaster, its like an advert for privat .. Guardian
2.0
Under the direction of Vadim Perelman, the film plays like a drama tinged with mystery, maybe even the macabre. Common Sense Media
2.5
You dont feel insulted.Its a somber, serious piece of filmmaking about womens lives. Movies
5.0
Thoroughly thought through and photographed with imagination and psychological penetration, its the product of a very shrewd directorial hand. Sf Gate
3.0
A touching tale from director Vadim Perelman with a surprise ending that leaves you plenty to ponder. Express
3.8
It all leads up to a whammy of a conclusion that, in less assured hands, might have felt like a gimmick. The Movie Boy
2.8
You invest yourself much more in the flashback story and the terrible massacre than you do in present day Dianaas angst ridden life.Techs are good but .. Reeling Reviews
2.0
Let me assure you: The twist is exactly what you think it is, and it pretty much invalidates any emotional investment you can work up before it arrive .. Las Vegas Weekly
2.0
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3.8
Unsentimental, non glamorized, and unclouded by the usual overlay of rose colored nostalgia, this is a raw but rewarding motion picture. ReelViews
2.5
A science class is punished with an unscheduled test after a smart aleck defaces the blackboard with a naughty word. Seattle Pi
3.8
But the remarkably ambiguous conclusion all but assures that most viewers will leave the film questioning the fate of a key character, and one would i .. Reel Film
3.1
The makeshift memorials of flowers and teddy bears.The quiet arrival of grief counselors. Nj
1.5
Have you ever been overwhelmed by mistakes youve made, felt like your miserable high school life just isnt worth living Oregon Live
3.0
Get daily news updates directly to your inbox Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not su .. Mirror
3.0
You suspect it is an intriguing effort to suggest how a mind might see things in an impossible life or death moment.But, its also disturbingly heavy h .. Varia Gate
1.3
But theres no prettying up the sheer ugliness of the moral equivalence its suggesting here. New York Post
1.0
If anyone has ever heard of this sort of crime in real life, please raise your hand. News Blaze
3.5
Perelman weaves a poetic film of mystery and empathy, perfectly capable of carrying itself on its own terms, but the demands of the adaptation process .. Brian Or Ndorf
3.8
Gorgeous, haunting and thought provoking, and ultimately, a solid sophomore effort from Perelman despite its potentially frustrating pace. ComingSoon
3.0
Wild child Diana (Rachel Wood) and her demure buddy Maureen (Amurri, daughter of Susan Sarandon) are critically in the wrong place at the wrong time.T .. Sky
1.0
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1.0
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2.5
Once past the clunky prologue, the film is great fun, with a good balance between computer effects and athleticism. Ny Mag
3.8
Its more harrowing, more intellectually engaging and evenprettier than this film. Ar Kansas Online
2.0
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