What would you do if you knew the day you died? A concept such as this has been explored in numerous mediums, countless ways at this point. Yet, She Dies Tomorrow feels the need to tackle this idea through the lens of an indie mumblecore snoozefest. From the first twenty minutes it becomes clear as crystal that this avenue has been intentionally chosen. Although, I don't understand why anyone would do that.
Maybe it makes sense since this is a movie all about people giving up their false pretenses and becoming more whole, which also feels the need to play Mozarts Requiem in D minor at least 10 times. I'm getting really tired of these indie, mumblecore, horror flicks that seem to have no clue what they are. While this explores a high concept train of thought, it does so with no foundation to stand on. I still don't know why the people in the film are dying tomorrow or what the flashing lights are. And I definitely don't understand why it's broken up into non-linear pieces only sometimes. It seems to know how uninteresting the screenplay is and goes out of it's way to hide the gapping holes in its logic.
Up to a certain point I'm willing to suspend my disbelief, especially in horror, but this crosses the line into obnoxious territory. At some point you need to fill the audience in on the bare minimum of what's going on and this can't even manage that. It screams film student with the grandiose music, lighting changes, and lofty dialogue while backing none of it up. Even The Blair Witch Project gave you enough to fill in the blanks of what was happening. This is just visuals and noise for 90 minutes with no purpose to any of it.
The point is, you can have all the cool visuals, concepts, and actors you want but if you don't know what you want from the project then why do it? There's no clear narrative to this that leads to anything other then more unanswerable questions. You may be able to bring your own interpretation to this, as it so clearly longs for, but I'm not sure that matters. Any interpretation feels like it would have as much credence as the next because there is so little to latch onto. How about we think things through next time, yeah?