A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.A woman wakes up every day, remembering nothing as a result of a traumatic accident in her past. One day, new terrifying truths emerge that force her to question everyone around her.
- Boy in Dream
- (as Flynn Macarthur)
- Mother in Park
- (uncredited)
- Doctor
- (uncredited)
- Police Officer
- (uncredited)
- Paramedic
- (uncredited)
- Hospital Patient
- (uncredited)
- Psychiatric Nurse
- (uncredited)
- Man on Bike
- (uncredited)
- Nurse Who Have Austrian Accent
- (uncredited)
- Nurse Kate
- (uncredited)
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- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the novel, Christine's diary is in the form of a journal / notebook, whereas in the film it is a camera for obvious visceral reasons.
- Goofs(at around 47 mins) During a conversation with Ben at his school, Christine drops her bag to the floor and approaches Ben to give him a hug. Camera cuts to wide angle of the whole classroom with the hugging couple yet there is no bag on the floor.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Christine: Who are you?
Ben: I'm your husband... Ben.
Christine: What?
Ben: We got married in 1999. That was 14 years ago. Christine, you're 40.
[hands her her clothes]
Ben: You had an accident. It was a bad accident. You had head injuries. And you have problems remembering things.
Christine: What things? What...?
Ben: Everything. You store up information for a day, and when you wake up in the morning, it's all gone. You're back to your early 20s. You'll be okay. Just... trust me.
Christine: I'm scared.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Projector: Before I Go to Sleep (2014)
- SoundtracksYou Keep Me Hangin' On
Performed by The Supremes
Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier (uncredited) and Eddie Holland (as Holland, James Jnr)
Published by Jobete Music/EMI Music Publishing Ltd
Courtesy of Motown Records
Under license from Universal Music Operations Limited
The plot, although clearly ludicrous when heard, somehow works remarkably well when experienced on screen. This is primarily down to the breakneck pace of the movie, never allowing audience members to get bored or have enough time to ponder the numerous plot holes noticed after the final credits. Not that this matters of course, as BIGTS is a picture to be enjoyed in the moment and at surface level.
Another of the film's major assets is the brilliant performances from the central three characters. Kidman is back on form, exasperating any memory of a certain picture that occurred sometime in the previous 14 years; Firth is excellent also as Ben, with Strong matching him in equal measures on levels of sinister and downright frightening unpredictability. Not only is such fantastic acting a joy to watch, it is another factor in helping the plot-line to be accepted without question by audiences who might think twice if only they weren't having so much fun.
As entertaining as the picture is, this isn't groundbreaking original stuff here, nor is it something that is terribly deep in content. However if you want to spend 90 odd minutes utilizing only the first third of your seat, then you're in for a treat.
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
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- Language
- Also known as
- Tôi Ác Ngu Say
- Filming locations
- Pavilion Tea House, Greenwich Park, Charlton Way, London, England, UK(Christine meets Dr. Nasch)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $22,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $3,242,457
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,843,347
- Nov 2, 2014
- Gross worldwide
- $17,669,776
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1