Tomorrow You're Gone

(2013) Tomorrow You're Gone PSYCHOLOGICAL CRIME DRAMA

I don't know, my interpretation is different than the synopsis on imdb.com: "Charlie Rankin, recently released from prison, seeks vengeance for his jail-house mentor William "The Buddha" Pettigrew. Along the way, he meets the ethereal, yet streetwise, Florence Jane. They embark on a unlikely road trip, careening towards an unlikely redemption and uncertain resolution." I thought I watched this movie carefully on all the parts that mattered, and to me anyway, the William Dafoe character wasn't addressed any name whatsoever, but according to imdb.com, Dafoe was the Buddha character when he could've been just another man sent by Buddha who was still in prison. Anyways, the tone is similar to another one of those Quentin Tarantino inspiration movies which the characters are not really sympathized until the end. Stephen Dorff plays Charlie Rankin who's just got out of prison. Once let out, he's then handed a key to open up to a locker and then assassinate someone for a specific amount of money- I suspect, it's either Buddha's lawyer or is it the judge that convicted Buddha to the slammer. At the same time, Charlie's getting all of these relapses and paranoid delusions, about what's going to happen to him, for he's very sensitive to noise. The other thing about Charlie is that he can't seem to eat regularly- and acts like he's always on medication even though there's no indication that he's a junkie. Before the hit were to happen, he then bumps with an attractive girl named Florence (Michelle Monaghan) on a bus stop and can't seem to love her back. While Charlie at first doesn't seem to have a soul or a conscience, he is struggling to have one as long as he spends more time with Florence. The acting is exceptional, but it contains nothing new to the genre at all.

This is the story of a very troubled man who, on his way out of prison is asked to kill someone for a decent amount of money. He meets a sweet beautiful girl who "takes him in", no questions asked; trust at first sight. Yet this story revolves around the job he has at hand, the baggage that he's been carrying around making him sour, pissy, and defensive all the time, the girl who keeps trying to calm him down, relax him, cheer him up, and get him into bed with her, to no avail.

This movie is very slow, somewhat confusing at times, and very, very dull. I had nothing, I mean, Nothing better to do when I started watching it, yet I could not stay through to the end, and I have seen my share of bad movies in my time. I did not want to believe the 3.7 rating it has considering the actors, but now I understand it. "Tomorrow You're Gone"... I was gone less than an hour into it.

After four years in prison, Charlie (Stephen Dorff) seeks revenge for his mentor (Willem Dafoe), for which he gets paid handsomely well. The plan is executed but a surprise witness appears to ruin his plan; and also comes the random presence of a young woman (Michelle Monaghan) who crosses his path believing she can see through his soul, and soon afterwards they're on board on a long road trip to nowhere or to finish his plans. "Tomorrow You're Gone" is a lousy film experience where you can't feel anything for the characters, the situation or anything. Just contempt. The dialogues are poorly written, the scenarios are equally ineffective and at the end you wonder if anything makes sense in this dreadful story.

For those who say this an art-house suspense they don't know what's up. Here's a movie that doesn't offer twists or turn, Charlie keeps seeing ghosts for most of the film (even his mentor seems like a fantasmagoric character who appears whenever truly needed and there's this "weird love story" between the prostitute and Charlie which doesn't make any sense. I mean, it's hard to believe that after four years in prison and with a woman desperatly lusting for the man he keeps turning her down time and again. I couldn't buy that at all. It was pitiful and awful to see it not to mention she accepts her and joins her to whatever places after a simple conversation on the bus. Perfect strangers yet it all flows well with them. Let's not forget to count how many times she keeps calling him of "Samsom" over and over again.

What I could get from the story: this is the story of a man conflicted with himself and the revenge he's pursuing, tormented with visions of his past which affect his future. He doesn't have a life anymore, he doesn't believe in anything anymore and comes a woman who spot some goodness inside of him and tries to help in her own way, thinking she's in love with him. Some bits of redemption appear here and there but this man has no future since he's only worried about his fate or possible death - of which seems always eminent because he keeps putting himself into troubles and fights. After a time, we just don't care about him.

I was bored and annoyed after the initial 20 good minutes when I thought this movie was going places with an intriguing story. It went all downhill after the girl enters Charlie's life. It was so bad and so weak that for a couple of times I wasn't even looking at the screen, I was just hearing the noise the characters were making. I truly believe the good actors involved (poor Willem, at least he got the most interesting character to play in this wreck) were only in it for a couple of bucks in their pocket - trust me, movies like these don't pay millions but it pays.

I can't and won't recommend this picture. No sir, one can definitely skip this without regret. As for myself I regret watching it all the way when a little part of me kept insisting I should stop watching it. 2/10.

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I think I just found the number 1 contender for worst film of the year, at only 90 minutes long this film is so tedious and pointless that I felt it was never going to end. It tries too hard to be an art house film, but we've seen these character driven neo noir films done much better in the past. I don't even think this film makes sense or tries to deliver any sort of message. You don't even know when the main character is imagining things or living reality; everything is so ambiguous and vague. Tomorrow You're Gone never goes anywhere and it's a shame because Stephen Dorff and Michelle Monaghan are pretty good actors. This is just a waste of their talents and a waste of our time. Director David Jacobson (Down in the Valley) has made one pretentious movie and with the help of screenwriter Matthew F Jones (Deepwater and A Single Shot) he has made one of the worst films I've seen in a long time. I usually take something positive about a film no matter how much I dislike it, but I cannot say anything good about this movie. There is not one single thing that I like about this pretentious thriller. Willem Defoe could be the best thing about this film, but he is in this movie as much as he is in the trailer. This is a complete waste of time so stay away from this film.

Charlie Rankin (Stephen Dorff who gave his best performance in 2010 in Somewhere) is getting out of prison after four years, but before he leaves he receives a letter from his mentor in prison, the Buddha (Willem Dafoe), who asks him to kill someone for him. As soon as Charlie gets out of prison he goes looking for this man and receives a special payment from the Buddha. However, something goes wrong with the hit and Charlie can't quite settle his debt with him. Along the way Charlie encounters a mysterious woman named Florence (Michelle Monaghan) who for I don't know what reason sees the good in Charlie and tries to rescue him from his pain. Together they embark on a road trip and half of the time you don't even know what the two are talking about. It's hard to explain the plot of the movie when nothing really makes much sense and most of the things going on seems like they are all imagined by Charlie. There is a thin line between reality and fantasy here, and Charlie has some serious and dark unresolved issues going on. I really hated this movie and I can't say it enough times, stay as far away from this film as possible.

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Tomorrow You're Gone (a.k.a. Boot Tracks) is a Thriller that centers on Charlie Rankin (Stephen Dorff), who prior of getting released from prison gets a message from his "mentor" - "The Buddha" (Willem Dafoe) to kill somebody. But the murder goes wrong and Charlie gets seriously effected by it. Meanwhile Charlie begins to have some serious hallucinations because of his past and because of what he's doing. On a way he meets these mysterious girl Florence Jane (Michelle Monaghan) who reminds him of someone he used to know and together they embark on a mysterious journey.

Tomorrow You're Gone is a typical B-class movie, directed by the director of "Down in The Valley" David Jacobson, and starring Stephen Dorff, who does his usual thing, Michelle Monaghan and the great Willem Dafoe in a small but efficient part as he gives the movie more class.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to everyone, but as long as you're a fan of any member of the cast, or if you like these kind of movies, then go for it.

PS: it's only 88 minutes long.