Just Before I Go
| Just Before I Go | |
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| Directed by | Courteney Cox |
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| Written by | David Flebotte |
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| Music by | Erran Baron Cohen |
| Cinematography | Mark Schwartzbard |
| Edited by | Roger Bondelli |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Anchor Bay Entertainment |
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Running time | 90 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $10,970 (US)[2] |
Just Before I Go, previously entitled Hello I Must Be Going,[3] is a 2014 black comedy drama film[4] directed by Courteney Cox, in her directorial debut, from a screenplay written by David Flebotte, starring Seann William Scott, Elisha Cuthbert, Olivia Thirlby, Garret Dillahunt, and Kate Walsh.
The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2014,[5] and it was released in select theaters on April 24, 2015.[6]
Synopsis
Ted Morgan decides to commit suicide; but before he goes, he returns to his hometown to settle some scores. Things don't go as planned.
Cast
- Seann William Scott as Ted Morgan
- Olivia Thirlby as Greta
- Garret Dillahunt as Lucky Morgan
- Kate Walsh as Kathleen Morgan
- Kyle Gallner as Zeke Morgan
- Rob Riggle as Rawly Stansfield
- Evan Ross as Romeo Semple
- Cleo King as Berta
- Missi Pyle as Officer CT
- Elisha Cuthbert as Penny Morgan
- Mackenzie Marsh as Vickie
- Connie Stevens as Nancy Morgan
- David Arquette as Vickie's Husband
- Clancy Brown as Ted's Dad
Production
As of July 10, 2013, filming was under way in Los Angeles.[7]
Release
The premiere took place at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.[5] The film was released in select theaters on April 24, 2015 before a video on demand, digital store, DVD and Blu-ray release on May 12, 2015.[6]
Reception
Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator, reports that 10% of 10 surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating was 1.9/10.[8] Metacritic rated it 24/100 based on six reviews.[9]
Justin Chang of Variety called it "a dismal, tonally disastrous small-town farce".[1] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter described it as "a serious misfire" whose tonal shifts would be difficult for a veteran director to manage.[10] Ethan Alter of Film Journal International wrote, "Cox must have seen something in this screenplay that encouraged her to film it, but whatever that critical element was, it’s not apparent in the finished product."[11] Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote that the film "lurches along a wobbly line between salacious comic nastiness and nauseating sentimentality" without properly integrating them into a cohesive whole.[12] Joe Neumaier of the New York Daily News wrote: "Courteney Cox's misbegotten project is a comedy-drama that, to Cox's credit, doesn't feel at all like a TV sitcom. The former "Friends" star clearly wanted something special, but sadly the result is ... this."[13] Gary Goldstein of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Anchored by a nicely understated performance by Seann William Scott, Just Before I Go effectively juggles a wealth of genuine, at times profound, emotion with quite a bit of nutty-raunchy humor."[14]
References
- 1 2 Chang, Justin (April 26, 2015). "Film Review: 'Just Before I Go'". Variety. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Just Before I Go". The Numbers. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Courteney Cox's Directing Debut Gets New Title Six Days After Announcement". Showbiz411.com. June 23, 2013. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Just Before I Go". AllMovie.
- 1 2 Takeda, Allison (April 27, 2014). "Courteney Cox Gushes About Boyfriend Johnny McDaid: "He Supports Me in Every Way"". Us Weekly. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- 1 2 Brow, Jason (April 21, 2015). "‘Friends’ Reunion: Jennifer Aniston & Courteney Cox Hug On Red Carpet". Hollywood Life. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Courteney Cox's puffy face on the set of her directorial debut gets tongues wagging". DailyMail.co.uk. July 10, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2013.
- ↑ "Just Before I Go (2015)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Just Before I Go". Metacritic. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Scheck, Frank (April 25, 2014). "Just Before I Go: Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Alter, Ethan (April 23, 2015). "Film Review: Just Before I Go". Film Journal International. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (April 23, 2015). "Review: In Courteney Cox’s 'Just Before I Go,' a Settling of Accounts". The New York Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.
- ↑ Neumaier, Joe. "‘Just Before I Go’ review: Courteney Cox's dramedy with Seann William Scott is a misfire". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ↑ Goldstein, Gary (April 23, 2015). "Review 'Just Before I Go' finds the journey home can be funny, useful". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 27, 2015.