See You Then is an intriguing and touching film that is slow on the pickup, but worth powering through in the end.
It can be very hard to take a low budget movie, with just two main characters, and make it entertaining from start to finish. See You Then accomplishes this with a compelling story that ends in a twist I should have seen coming but didn’t. In this movie two exes decide to get together for the first time in years to catch up on what has been going on in their lives. Naomi, played by Lynn Chen, and Kris, played by Pooya Mohseni, spend an entire night together reminiscing as well as diving deep into the problems they had in their relationship.
Since the abrupt breakup, Kris has transitioned from male to female, and Naomi is curious if that is something she always knew about herself. Kris confesses that yes it is, but it was complicated. When they were together she felt she could still be happy, or at least content, if they stayed together. Naomi is an artist who has a lot of complaints and regrets about her life, which come out as these two find it very easy to talk to each other. Naomi has stopped performing her art, and Kris is very truthful in expressing why she thinks this is the case.
This is where I am going to stop talking about the plot, as I do not want to give spoilers, but I will say this movie goes in a direction that I did not see coming. Which is a very good thing. Having a low budget movie and just two leads can make for a movie that just doesn’t work. Yes, it takes about 15 minutes to really pick up, but after that moment I was hooked. The final hour had me on the edge of my seat and fully invested in this story, and these characters.
I was curious about their relationship and where this movie was going to go. It turns out that See You Seen gets REAL and RAW. It is a very emotional movie, especially in the final twenty minutes. The big reveal is well worth sticking around through the first few moments that drag, trust me.
Both Chen and Mohseni excel in their roles, and the story overall is intriguing and touching. While it does take a little bit to pick up, it doesn’t drag much in the middle due to its short length. The movie is about an hour and fourteen minutes and I think that is the perfect length. See You Then brings light to the dark truth that some people may change, but no one can change completely.
Both Chen and Mohseni excel in their roles, and the story overall is intriguing and touching. A bit slow on the pick up, but worth powering through.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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About See You Then
A decade after abruptly breaking up with Naomi, Kris invites her to a dinner to catch-up on their complicated lives, relationships, and Kris’ transition. Over the course of their one-night encounter, they engage in a series of increasingly intimate and vulnerable conversations, before a shocking revelation is unveiled. See You Then focuses on the universal truth that no matter how much you change, a part of you will always stay the same.
SEE YOU THEN will open in theaters April 1, and will be released April 19 on DVD and digital platforms including iTunes/Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video, Google Play, Vudu, Vimeo, DirecTV, and through local cable & satellite providers. Learn more.
