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Anchored by a nicely understated performance by Seann William Scott, "Just Before I Go" effectively juggles a wealth of genuine, at times profound, emotion with quite a bit of nutty-raunchy humor.
Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times
Just Before I Go
Ending it all was only the beginning.
2015 · 1h 35m · R
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Courteney Cox
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Just Before I Go
Overview
Ted Morgan has been treading water for most of his life. After his wife leaves him, Ted realizes he has nothing left to live for. Summoning the courage for one last act, Ted decides to go home and face the people he feels are responsible for creating the shell of a person he has become. But life is tricky. The more determined Ted is to confront his demons, to get closure, and to withdraw from his family, the more Ted is yanked into the chaos of their lives. So, when Ted Morgan decides to kill himself, he finds a reason to live.
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9%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Lurches along a wobbly line between salacious comic nastiness and nauseating sentimentality.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
Rotten
Courteney Cox's misbegotten project is a comedy-drama that, to Cox's credit, doesn't feel at all like a TV sitcom. The former "Friends" star clearly wanted something special, but sadly the result is ... this.
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News
Rotten
Courteney Cox's directorial debut "Just Before I Go" is a "Garden State" retread in which filthy jokes gradually cede ground to sentimental slush.
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Rotten
A serious misfire.
Frank Scheck, Hollywood Reporter
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