Before We Vanish
2017, Sci fi/Drama, 2h 10m
49 Reviews 100+ RatingsWhat to know
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Before We Vanish finds Kiyoshi Kurosawa working within well-established genre guidelines to take a poignant, surprisingly sincere look at the human condition. Read critic reviews
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Narumi Kase
Shinji Kase
Sakurai
Amano
Akira Tachibana

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Based on a play by Tomohiro Maekawa, Before We Vanish-its Japanese title means "Strolling Invaders"-may not be prime Kurosawa, and it's oddly uneven in tone, but it has an ease about it that's intensely engaging.
March 2, 2018 | Full Review… -
As an experiment in blending the minute character observations of Kurosawa's dramas into a pure genre plot, Before We Vanish does succeed.
February 16, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
It's a quirky hybrid of a film that mostly works, thanks to some fine performances and by a script to goes in unexpected directions.
February 15, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review… -
An unsettling, and sometimes high-concept doodle, but it's awfully hard to resist a film that marries Atomic Age paranoia and optimism with Kurosawa's signature post-modern, atmosphere-intensive style.
February 2, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review… -
Although a tighter cut of the 130-minute Before We Vanish would likely be an improvement, it might lose this version's intriguing asides.
February 1, 2018 | Full Review… -
The movie plods and meanders through an overly-familiar narrative on its way to a half-baked and uneven conclusion.
February 1, 2018 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
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