![]() ![]() ![]() Memory is such an intrinsically human device, something that confirms what we already know or causes new questions to arise just as quickly, that it makes for a terrific fulcrum to design a thriller around. There’s something deceptive and alluring about the pliability of memory, about the way that events can shift and mutate when viewed through the prism of remembrance. It’s been used countless times and for good reason. ![]() The filmmakers (led by writer/director Rowan Joffe and producer Ridley Scott) understand what a powerful device amnesia is, especially for a thriller. And that supposed accident that left her with this condition? It was actually a violent attack and the police never found the perpetrator…Īs far as set-up goes, “Before I Go to Sleep” is equipped with a genuine humdinger. She has been making a secret video diary in an attempt to sustain some memories on a day-to-day basis, squirreled away in the back of her closet where Ben will never find it. As soon as he leaves, though, she receives a call from her psychologist, a man named Nasch ( Mark Strong), who has been working with her to retrieve memories. He dotes on her, explaining what food she’s allergic to, and assuring her that he’ll be home from work soon. Firth explains that he is Ben, her loving husband, and that a traumatic head injury has left her with a condition where, every time she goes to sleep, she wakes up with the past 20 years of her life erased. Kidman plays a woman named Christine Lucas who wakes up in bed next to Firth, unsure of who or where she is. “Before I Go to Sleep” starts off promisingly enough. Where to Watch This Week’s New Movies, from ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter’ to ‘Love Life’ ![]()
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