Don't Pass Me By

How do you know you're doing the right thing in life? How do you know which direction to turn? This movie gives us all a taste of Real Life! We're not on the top of the mountain all our lives. Not in the valleys either. These four women's lives give a glimpse into our own emotional peaks and valleys. A very well thought through plot and sequence. I commend the writers, Rachel Noll and Katy Kvalvik, for keeping the viewer engaged. I am normally a little lost when attempting to follow movies with the vignette style. I highly recommend watching this movie, especially with your significant other. Life is a gift...that's why it's called the "present".

This is a wonderful movie. It is a series of vignettes about four women with problems that are complication their lives and the way they work toward resolution.

The acting is realistic. I bought into most of the people and their actions and reactions. I also developed an emotional attachment to some of the characters.

The editing and choreography of the vignettes was done nicely. You got enough information before moving on to the next story. I felt it moved fairly smoothly with a couple bumps here and there.

The only criticisms I would have are: 1. That the resolution of some of the problems were dependent on other people and outside forces and things fell into place a little too nicely 2. At times the music drowned out the dialogue. I liked it, but it was not necessarily realistic. Life doesn't always end in the story book fashion.

Overall I would recommend this for an entertaining watch though the underlying message might just be a little too optimistic. If your band hasn't taken off by the time you are 40 you might want to get a day job.

First I must state I watched this flick a few weeks ago before writing this review. I had to read up on the plot as I had forgotten what it is all about.

The message of this story is (in my opinion) - don't let life get away without doing what you really want to do. Unfortunately life cannot pass you by or get away because as you are alive you are living a life. And just because you might be experiencing frustration or loneliness in this life does not mean life is passing you by!

These women just had an interest outside of their everyday life but not the will or ability to pursue their inner desire. So they are still living life - nothing has passed them by. It's an unfortunate title for this rather bland story.

Greetings again from the darkness. A very low-budget indie done in the vignette style with multiple characters and story lines is a very ambitious undertaking for first time writers (Rachel Noll, Katy K Burton) teamed with a first time director (Eric Priestley). The inexperience shows, but there is also enough spark here to raise a little interest in the parties involved.

The cast includes the two co-writers, Sean Stone (director Oliver Stone's son), Nancy Karr (former Laker girls), Elizabeth Izzo, and brief appearances from Keith David, Jake Busey, C Thomas Howell and Jeremy London. Hannah (Ms. Noll) is an artist who is told she is in the final stages of cancer. Danielle (Ms. Burton) is a rising movie star trying to balance her shot at fame with family demands and a personal life. Jill (Ms. Karr) is an aspiring ballet dancer stuck in lousy marriage with a workaholic jerk. Brooke (Ms. Izzo) is a young pregnant girl in desperate need of guidance.

It would be nice if the stories of the four ladies were better intertwined, though the climactic convergence in a diner provides a quick glimpse of what could have been. All of the stories involve the characters attempting to overcome obstacles and re-gain control of their own lives. They have each missed opportunities and are dealing with that crazy thing we all call life ... the one thing we don't want to pass us by.

The film often suffers from heavy-handed melodrama, especially the overly-sentimental songs directing us how to feel at any given moment. But given the low budget and lack of resume from the filmmakers, it's actually a promising effort.

Despite average acting and a plot you can predict every step of the way, I still got absorbed in this story. An attractive cast, with some powerful moments of genuine beauty and emotion. Doesn't always make sense, but neither does life.