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Yesterday Was a Lie

Play trailer Poster for Yesterday Was a Lie PG Released Dec 11, 2009 1h 29m Drama Mystery & Thriller Sci-Fi Romance Play Trailer Watchlist
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A young woman discovers the most powerful thing on earth is the human heart.

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Yesterday Was a Lie

Critics Reviews

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Peter Debruge Variety James Kerwin's conceptually ambitious low-budget debut offers stunning black-and-white HD cinematography, a sultry jazz score and a refreshingly high-minded script, but feels hopelessly amateurish in the acting department. Dec 17, 2009 Full Review Todd Gilchrist Syfy Wire The sci-fi noir is a movie of intelligence, imagination and mostly beautiful execution, which is why Yesterday Was a Lie is not quite a success, but far more than a respectable failure. Jun 23, 2010 Full Review R.L. Shaffer IGN DVD It's a mixture of some very clever, but unguided ideas. Rated: 6/10 Jun 23, 2010 Full Review Lara Killian PopMatters This film is highly recommended for those who appreciate a good, dark portrayal of the human psyche. Be warned: it won't hold your hand. Rated: 8/10 Jun 23, 2010 Full Review John Wheeler L.A. Weekly Yesterday Was a Lie deals with some heady themes, and Brown strikes some nice notes on her character's frustrated journey, but the film is finally too disjointed and incomprehensible to be enjoyed as much else besides an exercise in style. Dec 14, 2009 Full Review Rory L. Aronsky Film Threat There is brilliance here that demonstrates the best of what independent filmmakers strive to do. Rated: 4.5/5 Dec 3, 2009 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A pseudo-intellectual piece of garbage, a miserable attempt to emulate David Lynch. Even two attractive actresses cannot save this amateurishly made film. Even some of the background music was 'borrowed' from Pink Floyd (the beginning of Crazy Diamond). Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member A very low budget and dull attempt at film noir. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member A pseudo 20s or maybe 50s movie that cannot quite find its feet. The black and white photography and the jazzy music set the scenes well giving a film noir setting. Surreal is rather an understatement and the story does spin a lot so hang on tight and relax the mind or you will never know the story or the ending. Nibbles: Frosties and Milk. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Its deep and heavy-minded themes don´t hold the amateurish actings and uneven script, but it's an interesting debut and a "respectable failure". Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member stylised but no substance in this noiris black and white Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member I dig low budget science fiction. Sometimes the most creative stuff comes out of it. And though this movie canâ(TM)t go on a list with Primer or Monsters, it's still interesting and worth checking out if you're similarly inclined. It reminded me a bit of the TV movie version of The Lathe of Heaven from the early 80s (or late 70s?), though not nearly as good. There's a lot of psychological mumbo-jumbo, mixed with some New Age nonsense and some theoretic physics. And sometimes that mix works, while other times, not so much. The movie's biggest fault is that it's too long. While I found myself surprisingly engrossed in the first half, I started to drift at about the middle point, and by the ending I was starting to get antsy and watch the clock. I'm not sure why the choice was made to give the whole thing a pseudo-noir vibe, but I actually liked that quite a bit, especially early on where it added to surrealism when someone would whip out a cell phone. So, while I canâ(TM)t suggest you run right out and see it, it's not too bad. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis A young woman discovers the most powerful thing on earth is the human heart.
Director
James Kerwin
Producer
Chase Masterson
Screenwriter
James Kerwin
Production Co
eOne Films, Helicon Arts Cooperative, Masterson Entertainment, Kerwin Productions
Rating
PG (Language|Some Violent Content|Smoking)
Genre
Drama, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 11, 2009, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Apr 12, 2017
Runtime
1h 29m
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