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A pair of sisters find out that the mother they thought was dead is alive and starring on a soap opera.
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| IndieWireKate ErblandBefore You Know It doesn’t balk at quirkiness, but it never uses it as a crutch or the only way to process the story. |
| The PlaylistLena WilsonBefore You Know It packs a lot of character development into 98 minutes. By the film’s end, tears are shed (perhaps including yours, the audience member’s), jealousies uncorked, and secrets aired – but while each player has their disparate arc, they defy contrivance. |
| RogerEbert.comChristy LemireBefore You Know It shifts seamlessly from quirky to sad to mysterious to wacky to surreal within just the space of a few days, so much so that you’d never know it’s director Hannah Pearl Utt’s feature filmmaking debut. |
| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerAre the creators and lead actors of the quirky indie comedy Before You Know It all women? Three words: lighthearted menstruation humour. |
| The Hollywood ReporterBeandrea JulyBy leaning into the character-driven nature of the story and a remarkably yoked ensemble cast, Before You Know It becomes something much more than a “chick flick”: It's a nuanced treatment of how the dynamics that bond a family together can also tear it apart. |
| Film ThreatNorman GidneyBefore You Know It comes off as pharmaceutical-grade Hallmark Channel, which means that Utt and Tullock take the same familiar elements and end up finding some absolutely hilarious scenes that remind us why we love the movies, to begin with, just not consistently. |
| Original-CinLiam LaceyTypical of a certain kind of Sundance feelie comedy, Before You Know It is both promising and exasperating enough you’ll probably leave the cinema thinking of ways it could be improved. |
| Chicago TribuneKatie WalshIt’s a charming and quirky New York tale, if a bit disorganized, finding its voice when it quiets down to just listen to the three women at the center of the story. |
| Washington PostMichael O'SullivanBefore You Know It isn’t a deep movie, or a hilarious one, and Utt and Tullock probably don’t expect it to be. But it is, in its undemanding, almost effortless way, warm and wise and watchable enough to be just this side of wonderful. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreThere isn’t much to Before You Know It, but where there is I have to say I absolutely adored. |
