Before You Know It (2019 film)

Before You Know It is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Hannah Pearl Utt. It was screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[3]

Before You Know It
Theatrical release poster
Directed byHannah Pearl Utt
Produced by
  • James Brown
  • Josh Hetzler
  • Mallory Schwartz
Written by
  • Jen Tullock
  • Hannah Pearl Utt
StarringMandy Patinkin
Hannah Utt
Jen Tullock
Judith Light
Music byRyan Tullock
CinematographyJon Keng
Production
company
  • Ball & Chain Productions
  • El Dorado Pictures
  • Feracious Pictures
  • Lifeboat Entertainment
Distributed by1091 Media
Release date
  • January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27) (Sundance)
  • August 30, 2019 (2019-08-30) (United States)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$151,459[1][2]

Plot

The film centres on a dysfunctional and codependent family who are struggling to maintain the family business, a small community theatre in New York City.[4] Patriarch Mel (Mandy Patinkin) is a failed playwright; his daughter Jackie (Jen Tullock) is a quirky actress stuck in perennial adolescence despite being mother to teenage daughter Dodge (Oona Yaffe); his daughter Rachel (Utt) is a business-minded lesbian whose attempts to be the responsible member of the family have made her something of a control freak.[5]

After Mel self-sabotages a career opportunity that Rachel has lined up for him, her angry outburst causes him to have a fatal heart attack, which leads to the discovery that he had lied to her and Jackie for much of their lives about the identity and death of their mother; their real mother is in fact soap opera actress Sherrell (Judith Light), who has been left ownership of the theatre and the family home in Mel's will.[4]

Cast

Reception

Before You Know It holds a 83% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes based on 41 reviews, with an average score of 7.04/10.[6]

Beandrea July of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “A strong debut that pushes the boundaries of what movies made from the female gaze can mean to audiences of all kinds...engrossing and entertaining."[7] Nick Allen of RogerEbert.com writes, “A refreshing comedy...not afraid to be silly or tender."[8]

References
  1. "Before You Know It (2019)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. "Before You Know It (2019)". The Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. "Sundance Unveils Politics-Heavy Lineup Featuring Ocasio-Cortez Doc, Feinstein Drama". The Hollywood Reporter. November 28, 2018.
  4. "Sundance Film Review: ‘Before You Know It’". Variety, January 31, 2019.
  5. "'Before You Know It': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter, January 28, 2019.
  6. Before You Know It (2019), retrieved May 12, 2020
  7. "'Before You Know It': Film Review | Sundance 2019". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  8. Allen, Nick. "Sundance 2019: Brittany Runs a Marathon, To the Stars, Before You Know It | Sundance | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
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