Just Before I Go (2015)

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

Sorry, this movie sucks

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

Suicide is a complex topic and every case is different. This movie was funny in places and sensitive where it needed to be. Well worth the experience.

Ted Morgan (Seann William Scott) is a man on the verge of suicide and decides to head back to his hometown to have one final showdown with everyone he feels has treated him badly over the years. Once he has faced his past demons, Ted is intent on seeing out his 'plans' but a series of events back home make Ted re-evaluate his life situation.The first thing I'll say here is that it is nice to see Seann William Scott play a likable character. In fairness to him though he is very good when he's playing an obnoxious character, but it's nice to see him do something else (and he also gets to showcase that he is not a one-note actor). The premise and some of the themes that are explored in this film are certainly worthy and the film itself rolls along fairly well and very rarely feels boring. However, as I've mentioned it has many flaws which sadly do drag it down somewhat....For starters, the filmmakers seemed to bring up several pertinent areas within the film but seem unclear where to take these themes or how to expand upon them. The first example is Ted's brother and his relationship with his wife - in the early stages of the film she wanders into Ted's bedroom and masturbates in front of him - this is initially passed off by his brother as her sleepwalking, but it later transpires that she was awake the whole time. Clearly this aspect of the story was quite amusing (albeit a little repetitive), but it's never really expanded upon or explored further meaning that it seemed to just be done for cheap laughs (rather than being introduced to make any sort of point). Another example comes with the guy who bullied Ted when he was a kid - although this story arc was probably the strongest in the film (we learn why he bullied Ted and the bully acknowledges his past mistakes), but this aspect is almost single-handedly ruined by the silly direction that this thread takes - him wanting to kill his dad was a little unnecessary and gave it a goofy 'Throw Momma from the Train' feel to it which I felt wasn't really needed. For me, enough had been done to make the point without adding this subplot. I also can't say I was that impressed with the ending - giving the film a cheesy 'audience friendly' ending without properly addressing certain issues may work for some people, but I would have preferred it if the themes were expanded upon and consequences of wrongdoings were at least discussed or commented upon (such as the kids that bully Romeo for being gay).I've given this film a bit of stick but it isn't all bad (the performances are good) and the themes explored here are generally themes that many people will be able to identify with. But for me, it's wavering, uneven tone and the approach to the material didn't always strike the right chord with me making it merely a 'semi-satisfying' social awareness film.

this movie would have been amazing if it wasn't for it's crude humor and unnecessary rude scenes. it really didn't need that. the crude humour in it wasn't really that funny. just kind of annoying. i really liked the movie though. it was inspiring. it showed how we all have our demons and where all going through tough things in life.it was a touching movie about life and not giving up. it would have been better it they sicked to drama and didn't add the comedy though. i felt like the two just didn't mix well together. it had good acting, the perfect choice for actors. the characters where each relatable and had there own story

We found this movie on DVD from the public library.My introduction to Seann William Scott was those years ago where he played the dumbest, most useless character in the world in the "American Pie" movies. In fact in one of my reviews I stated that he ruined the movie for me. Now he carries this movie and he does it well, proving that with the right material he is good. Here he is Ted Morgan and as the movie begins we see him underwater, apparently about to drown. he wants to die, he is tired of finding reasons why he should live.In flashbacks we see Ted was a nice, smart, meek boy who was bullied in grade school. He grew up to be an ordinary, middle of the road guy, working in a pet store and married, but then seeing his wife cheating with her guitar instructor. When he grew up he moved as far away from Massachusetts as he could, to California. So now he is going back, to tell off the teacher who was mean to him, to punch the bully, and then with his life in order kill himself.His plans hit a pothole when he meets pretty and upbeat Olivia Thirlby as Greta, the dying old teacher's granddaughter, as he is yelling at her in her old folks home bed. Greta decides she will document Ted's quest to end his life.So basically what this movie is about is Ted's thinking he has it so bad but when he goes back home the cute little girl is now married with 5 kids, a dullard for a husband, she does laundry, and she has gotten very big. The bully he finds out was always bullied by his own dad and has grown up to be a very nice guy who loves his own special needs son. His brother's wife is acting weird. So basically he sees that he actually has it pretty good compared to others. Garret Dillahunt is often a bit too far over the top as Ted's policeman brother, Lucky Morgan, and his unhappy wife who pretends to be sleep walking when she goes into Ted's room at night to undress and masturbate in front of him, Kate Walsh as Kathleen Morgan. Then there's the homosexual teenage son. Yes, this story has some really screwed up characters, the humor works often but sometimes it is just weird. But overall it is a good movie as long as one doesn't shy away from lots of filthy language by most characters. That seems to be how everyone is making comedies these days. On a side note it was nice seeing Connie Stevens as Nancy, the mom of Ted and Lucky. Seann William Scott is the best thing in this movie.