Every Time I Die

It's far from "mind-blowing", some crucial things remain unexplained and the first 20 minutes are indeed not very interesting.

Nevertheless, your patience will be rewarded as the story gets interesting and the pacing gets better.

This is a mystery/thriller that makes you invested, and in the end, you feel empathy for the characters. It's important to fully understand the final twist, it's not so easy to understand as you think, but, if you get it, you realise that this was a movie worth of your time.

Not a great movie, but good enough to watch it. Recommended.

This movie isn't going to blow your mind, but it is a well acted movie with a decent storyline that made me think about it. Took awhile to kick off and I would have preferred things to have happened quicker at the start so more of the movie could be focused around each characters change. If you enjoy low budget thrillers then give it a watch.

The plot is quite clever. It revolves around a character Sam and his relationship with his friend Jay and Jay's sister-in-law Mia and their partners. Sam keeps having blackouts, something that has affected him since his childhood. His relationship with his friends takes a turn when a big secret is revealed that defines what happens for the rest of the movie, but more importantly, what happened to Sam as a child and what happens to him at present. There is a big revelational twist at the end. You can work out the twist quite early if you pay attention to the details (I got it about 25 min in). The opening story was a little slow but I can see they were trying to build the realtionships between the characters so you know who is connected to who. The film direction and editing is a little querky, but for a low budget film, you can't complain too much.

When the action starts, you are drawn into what is going on, but itching for the pace to pick up a little. All in all it is a good film with a few minor slow bits. If you like sci-fi / supernatural and low budget films, this is worth a go.

I think the concept is great, but the consistency of the acting performances was hit or miss. The storytelling was ok, but could have been executed better if plot holes were resolved.

My rating; Concept 10 Acting 3 (due to the women characters, especially the sister) Storytelling 5 (due to plot holes and illogical decisions) Overall 6.

One of the tests used by the late Roger Ebert is that the film has to hook you in the first 20 mins or else. Read all the positive reviews, really wanted to like this. but a half hour in, I had a headache bigger than the lead character. Ugh.