It's particularly impressive to watch Sam see her friends and family in a new light as she approaches the day with different attitudes - sometimes abandoning all caution and acting aggressively, other times being sweet to her parents ( Jennifer Beals plays her mother) and little sister in a way she hasn't in years.ĭirector Ry Russo-Young captures the spirit of Oliver's book while smartly making certain aspects a bit more ambiguous. She appears in every scene and has to modify her mood as Sam goes through the stages of grief while dealing with the confusion, anger, and determination of repeating the same day again and again. Deutch - looking very similar to her mother, Lea Thompson, circa Some Kind of Wonderful - does a fabulous job carrying the film.

This well-acted young-adult adaptation explores powerful themes about making second chances count and seeing beyond the superficial to what really matters. until she figures out what her mission is and can finally move forward.

No matter what she does, Sam keeps repeating the same day, Groundhog Day-style. As they leave the party, Sam and her friends get into a fatal car accident - and, a moment later, Sam wakes up to find it's the morning of the same Friday she just lived. But at the party, where Sam was supposed to have sex for the first time with her boyfriend, Rob (Kian Lawley), the popular girls get into an ugly confrontation with Juliet (Elena Kampouris), the school misfit they've been bullying for years. Sam and her three best friends - including queen bee Lindsay ( Halston Sage), Elody (Medalion Rahimi), and Ally Harris (Cynthy Wu) - plan to end their day at a keg party hosted by Kent ( Logan Miller), Sam's former childhood friend. Sam seems to have it all as she heads off to school on 'Cupid Day' - the Friday before Valentine's Day, when everyone gets roses at school from friends, significant others, and secret admirers. Based on Lauren Oliver's best-selling 2010 young-adult novel, BEFORE I FALL follows 17-year-old Samantha 'Sam' Kingston ( Zoey Deutch).

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