Tell Me How I Die

This was a pretty good spin on a thriller - being in a clinical trial for a new drug that targets "feelings". However, it drags on and on with future flashes and then back to where it started that you get dizzy thinking "If you know what's gonna happen, then why not try and avoid it". However you then realize it's like telling a teenager not to text while behind the wheel, only for them to be in a horrible car wreck because...you guessed it, they were texting behind the wheel. In other words, yah just can't tell people not to do something. Even if they know they'll die doing it. The acting wasn't too terrible. There were plenty of times I rolled my eyes at the execution or timing of the script. That just kindah goes with the territory of a thriller - they almost get it right but not always. I won't chalk this up to a total waste of time as there were a few moments that make you go hmmmmm, but overall, especially during the ending you wonder why yah stuck it out as surely you could tell the future that things weren't gonna end on a good note so why bother. But then again, yah just can't tell someone that (not even yourself) cuz even if they know the flicks not gonna end good they still dedicate the time spent knowing they'll never be able to get that time back. This review may seem like going over the same circle but be forewarned, it's exactly what you'll take away from this 4 out of 10 flick/mess. You may ask yourself why 4, why not 2 or 3 if I didn't like it. Well, I'm sick of indie flicks that are done on a 2 or 3 thousand dollar budget and this one appeared as though they spent some money on clothes, location, setting, lighting, and more then 3 characters which was refreshing.

The core idea is nothing new but a good thriller it could have been had it not been for some really bad screenplay, lame idiotic dialogues, dumb characters and most importantly very very bad acting.

College kids looking for cash join drug trials. The main side effect is precognition. And the future doesn't look bright.

A little slow at times, a little bit, "Who cares?", but Tell Me How I Die is also sometimes charming, and the dialogue is occasionally interesting. This isn't a movie made for Oscars, it's a movie based around giving young people something easy and moderately enjoyable to watch. It meets those modest ambitions. (And, to contradict an earlier reviewer, the ending makes plenty of sense.) It's not good enough to say, "Go see it!" But it's not bad enough to say, "Don't." And there are enough sort-of-new ideas in this that I'm looking forward to the filmmakers' next projects. If they can come up with a better story line, with a bit more to fill up 90 minutes, they should be able to make something genuinely good.

For a low budget film, the story was good, actors were good, and the idea was semi original. It's not brilliant, but it's not terrible either, perfect for one of those "I want to watch a movie, but I don't know what I want to watch" kind of days.

This movie had flash forwards and medical experimentation so of course it was going to be a winner. I just knew it would be good from the trailer.

Its an interesting film and an enjoyable ride. The worst thing a movie can be is boring and this movie was never once boring, it was a solid, consistent, enjoyable movie.

The only thing that annoyed me is The lead girl because she's was kind of just the basic generic girl in a dirty white vest and jeans being chased character but other than that it was good.

7/10

Its a better Final Destination than 90% of the Final Destinations.