Before I Disappear

I stumbled on, "Before I Disappear," one late night while surfing through the seemingly endless titles offered by Netflix. The summary I skimmed piqued my interest and I am still in awe of how this comparatively low budget movie holds up. After multiple views, I cannot overstate how much I enjoy this film. Really, it comes down to the relationship between the main character and his niece. Believable character and relationship development is one of the hardest aspects of a movie to do correctly. This is an excellent example of how to do the aforementioned with ease and grace. The icing on the cake is the inclusion of a killer soundtrack including one of my favorite songs of all time: "Elephant," by Tame Impala. My absolute favorite movie I have ever found on Netflix, and now that I have started talking about it, I have the urge to go watch it again.

Before I Disappear is very interesting. Having never heard of the short film it was based off of (titled, 'Curfew'), I stumbled upon it one day on Netflix, and watched the hour and a half it had to offer. For what it was, it was one of the most intriguing independent films I've seen in a long while. The film centers on Richie, who is supposed to take care of his sister's daughter, and, without saying much, the movie ends up delving into some pretty dark themes I never expected to be explored, but, were very well presented and executed. Alongside the themes, the story is also quite well presented and written. However, as sad as it is to say, there are some plot holes from here to there, which kind of drag down the movie if you actually think about them. Plot holes or not, one thing stood clear to me throughout the hour and a half 'Before I Disappear' had to offer: the characters were VERY, VERY well written, and mostly believable. Sure, some of them seem a bit rushed, and forgettable, but, I thoroughly enjoyed the characters, nevertheless. Also, Ron Perlman was AWESOME in his role, and, although I've never really seen the actor in any movies or TV shows AT ALL, his performance in this film has convinced me more than enough that he is fairly decent at what he does. Overall, I really enjoyed Before I Disappear, and despite some plot holes, this has to have been one of the best independent films I've seen in quite some time, that's not a comedy. 88/100

"Before I Disappear" is based in a very interesting idea. Night city is described very well and the characters are amazing. The film has also a marvelous soundtrack.