Before and After
Two parents navigate the fallout as their son stands accused of murdering his girlfriend.
Director(s)
Barbet Schroeder
Henry J. Bronchtein
Michael DeCasper
Amy Lauritsen
Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan
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Edward Furlong "Jacob" puts in a reasonable effort here, but otherwise this is a really unremarkable drama that muddles along despite rather than because of the two stars at the top of the bill. When a young girl is murdered, he is the suspect and so dad "Liam Neeson" immediately takes steps to help his son by destroying what looks like damning evidence. The ensuing court case pushes the usual array of buttons as the intra-familial relationships between him, his father, mother (Meryl Streep) and sister "Judith" (Julia Weldon) are strained. Alfred Molina is actually quite plausible as the win-at-all-costs lawyer "Demeris" and we plod along, glacially, to a ending about which I couldn't actually care. It's not a terrible film, all of the cast deliver what is asked of them, but the narrative meanders all over the shop all too often; the dialogue and faux-emotional scenes are flat and the ending just re-iterated a question that so many of these pointless dramas are predicated on... Why not just go to the police in the first place and rely on them to do their jobs properly?
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The directors of Before and After are Barbet Schroeder, Henry J. Bronchtein, Michael DeCasper, Amy Lauritsen, and Cornelia 'Nini' Rogan.
The cast of Before and After includes Liam Neeson as Ben Ryan, Paul Giamatti as Courtroom Audience (uncredited), Meryl Streep as Carolyn Ryan, Alfred Molina as Panos Demeris, Jay Potter as TV Reporter, Edward Furlong as Jacob Ryan, Daniel von Bargen as Fran Conklin, John Heard as Wendell Bye, Jordan Lund as Bailiff (uncredited), Ann Magnuson as Terry Taverner, Pamela Blair as Dr. Ryan's Assistant, Alison Folland as Martha Taverner, and more.
The duration of Before and After is 1h 48 mins.
Yes. You can watch the Before and After trailer on this Fanbiz page on Fanziz.
Before and After was released on 23 Feb 1996.
Before and After is listed under Crime, Drama, and Mystery on Fanbiz.
Before and After has 1 review on Fanziz, with an average rating of 6.0/10. One reviewer wrote: "Edward Furlong "Jacob" puts in a reasonable effort here, but otherwise this is a really unremarkable drama that muddles along despite rather than because of the two stars at the..."
