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SHE DIES TOMORROW REVIEW



Amy thinks she’s dying tomorrow…and it’s contagious.

Starring: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, and Kentucker Audley 

Directed and written by: Amy Seimetz

  When we think about things that are contagious usually the flu is at the top of the list. Nowadays that’s probably been replaced by COVID-19, as people are masked-up and socially distant. However, there are other things that can be contagious like emotions. Imagine being sad and having the happiest person you know talk to you, and without noticing your sadness goes away. Perhaps that person’s happiness wore off on you without noticing. Now imagine someone spreads an idea that's a little darker like dying tomorrow!
  Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) is acting a little strange because she absolutely believes that she’s going to die tomorrow. She does random stuff around her house, and starts preparing for her death. Her friend Jane (Jane Adams) calls her only to end up talking about death. Jane doesn’t believe Amy’s crazy talk of dying tomorrow, and insists that she’s going to be fine. Soon enough Jane starts acting weird as well. Yes, she now believes that she’s going to die tomorrow.
  It’s almost as this needs to be passed on because Jane and her strange behavior rushes over to her brother’s (Chris Messina) house where a party is happening. It seemed like it was going well, but it all changes when Jane starts talking about her death coming tomorrow. Of course the party goers are thrown off by this, and the birthday girl is left extremely upset. Well the audience can guess what’s going to happen to this group of people once Jane leaves. 
  As these events and a few more play out, the audience is left to wonder what’s really happening here. Well, this isn’t a movie with a whole lot of explanations. They’re just going to have to watch and put a few of the pieces together. One of the most interesting things that happens with some of the characters is how honest they become when they believe they’re going to die. It’s a little shocking how some of them feel especially about the people around them. Is their new belief in death tied with their guilt? Just one of maybe a few theories the audience can play with.
  Really, the movie wants the audience to get more caught up with the imaginary, and the performances. As one might expect, there are some unusual scenes and awkward conversations to go along with them. One of those conversations is about a special leather jacket that Amy wants made, and another is an amusing scene where Jane enters a house and ends up going for a swim. The performances are really good especially from the characters who have the further mood swings. The ones who seem the happiest, but end up just dreading where they are in life as it nears an end.
  Over the course of quarantine, audiences have seen several films that were made before quarantine but oddly fit their current reality in some way. “She Dies Tomorrow” kind of exercises the contagion theme that many of us find ourselves in these days. People are interacting with family and friends, and without noticing it become infected. Not with a virus, but a message that their lives are over. Each person reacts differently as they come to terms with it creating an effective, but strange movie. There are no clear answers, but plenty to absorb from the interesting scenes to the strong performances. With that said, I give it 2.5 pools of blood, and hope not to die tomorrow!

  HorrO

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