Sometimes I Think About Dying

Sometimes I Think About Dying

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

  • Released: 2023-01-19
  • Runtime: 91 minutes
  • Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
  • Stars: Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Megan Stalter, Bree Elrod, Brittany O'Grady, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Ayanna Berkshire, Jeb Berrier, Lauren Beveridge, June Eisler, Rich Hinz, Sean Tarjyoto
  • Director: Rachel Lambert
 Comments
  • FKDZ - 11 April 2024
    Sometimes I Think About Dying
    Sometimes I Think About Dying, I think this is the first Ridley movie I've seen after her career in star wars, so.. quite a shift in tone. But a good film nonetheless. It allowed Ridley to show a lot more of herself and she deserves it because being tainted by a massive franchise is hard to break out of and really shape your own path.

    Directing is something special here, and is what elevates this movie beyond it's subdued plot and somewhat lackluster story. But the beautiful meditative method of filming really sucks you into the world, but also the time and place, it just really slows you down. It's a very oddly relaxing movie. The into perfectly blends you into the little world you're stepping into. Just great. Paced well too, certainly didn't really overstay it's welcome but also didn't stick the land as much as I'd hoped.

    The story and how it accentuates it with scenes like the poster, for me never really managed to capture much that the character was already doing day to day. It added another highlight, but not a layer or depth to the thought process. And if anything I wish we had more of that, more to explore. But it continues to be distant. Intentionally, in story, but also to the viewer.

    Is this a movie that showcases depression that well. Nah. But it doesn't hurt it either, it's a perspective and I can appreciate the directing behind it. It has snippets of the real thing, also some blending of social anxiety.

    Music was good too, used effectively. Sound design was excellent. Making dull quite rooms sound like dull quiet rooms isn't easy.

    Good, but some potential left out.
  • mdonal-49373 - 14 March 2024
    Just terrible
    A movie in an office about a girl and her colleagues. She is uninterested in life and tries to form a relationship with a new colleague. That's it.

    Boring uneventful and dull. I like Daisy but it feels like they just made a movie about nothing just for the sake of making a movie. A child could make a more interesting movie. You kind of expect that something interesting may happen but it doesn't. The movie drags out and then just ends. I would recommend avoiding watching it unless you have nothing else to watch and just feel like watching anything. Very disappointing and meaningless movie. With alot of unanswered questions about the characters.
  • housermichael - 26 January 2024
    Daisy Ridley is a great actress
    I am a big fan of Daisy Ridley as an actress from the "Star Wars" sequel trilogy she did; "The Force Awakens", "The Last Jedi", and "The Rise of Skywalker". I also liked her in Kenneth Branagh's remake of "Murder on the Orient Express".

    Now she comes out with a small independent movie called "Sometimes I think about dying", and I think it contains her best performance so far.

    The story is about her character named Fran, who works on a computer in an office in a small town in the Pacific Northwest, presumably Oregon or Washington State. Her character is quiet and kind of shy. One of the workers in her office retires, and then a new man comes to work there. His name is Robert and he is played by Dave Meherje, in a good performance. He pursues a relationship with Fran, by asking her to see a movie with him.

    "Sometimes I think about dying" is a nice slice of life romantic drama with some humor that I found to be very enjoyable and satisfying. The cinematography is very good and the music score enhances the movie to a large extant.

    I recommend seeing this movie in a movie theater. It is a very good film. I hope it finds an audience. I liked it a lot.