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2/10
Utter tosh
omendata3 May 2021
Boring as hell, guy stuck in an apartment moaning woe is me whilst some apparent wormhole or singularity ripped a hole in his toilet!

This is not Scifi do not let them fool you it is barely a drama.

Incomprehensible mumbo jumbo you can stick it right up your bumbo!
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2/10
Ultimately awful
justahunch-7054918 June 2022
One must give credit to J. R. Sawyers for starring, directing and co-writing this mini-budgeted film as one has to assume that he thought he was onto something, but he wasn't. At least not anything comprehensible. It mostly initially seems like the mental meltdown of an agoraphobic man who suffered a terrible tragedy, but that's blown out of the water when another person "hallucinates" something similar, so perhaps the goings on are something supernatural?! There are also "events" that are date sequenced for our benefit so that we can understand what he is seeing also suggesting something supernatural, but the final scene kind of suggests something ghostly, but perhaps that's supernatural as well. Who knows. It holds your attention a bit as you try to understand what this is all about. I sure don't know, though I assume Sawyers does, but he is keeping it a secret from us.
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9/10
Surprisingly good
driley-4190516 August 2021
After the trailer peeked my interest, I had high expectations. I'm happy to say Im satisfied. It's a low budget film with actors I've never seen before, but I thought the movie had sharp realistic dialogue, a unique plot and plenty of great twists throughout the movie. Its refreshing to see something so new and unique.
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9/10
Unique Indie exploring many themes
henrybicker12 August 2021
I've seen many indies with this kind of structure, but this one definitely stood out. Multiple genres here, but I'd call it a mystery before anything. Very enjoyable at a brisk 83 minutes.
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10/10
Big ideas explored on a small canvas
lemme71037 May 2021
Enjoyed this movie very much. Like the main character, I also have agoraphobia. Though his illness is more extreme, I can definitely relate to his anxiety and fears, especially with the pandemic. Combining that concept with sci-fi in which his own apartment becomes scarier than the outside world is brilliant. It's compact tale through one man's mind.
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10/10
Like a roller coaster in someone's mind!
iormintz6 May 2021
Before I'm Dead is a movie that plays with the boundaries of time and space to illustrate one man's agoraphobia. But it also has elements of horror and mystery as the plot unravels itself in very original ways. Kudos to the filmmakers who got this done within the confines of this small budget. The best indie Ive seen in a while.
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10/10
Mind bending!
goodkarmajg6 May 2021
Cerebral character study like no indie I've ever seen.
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10/10
Good movie 🎬
paulONeil6813 June 2023
This is one of those movies that needs a listening ear. It is great that is covers so many issues, grief and loss, fear, anxiety, mental health and a added touch of syfi. I think it was a good job well done and exploring agoraphobia and making it aware to viewers is well executed. This is a real fear and terrible condition for anyone to have. This movie gets such a poor rating and for silly reasons. I cannot say too much because I would not want to spoil this movie for anyone.

Not all syfi films need to be spaceships and aliens and Will Smith.

Great job to J R Sawyers, the writer director and star of the movie.
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