Our Review
- Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena
- April 19th 2024
- Rachel Lambert
Daisy Ridley plays a socially awkward office worker who often drifts off into space and dreams about her own demise.
After kicking off her career with action-filled blockbusters like Star Wars and Chaos Walking, Daisy Ridley filmed a run of smaller independent projects, including Sometimes I Think About Dying.
In Rachel Lambert’s low-key drama, Ridley plays Fran, a socially awkward and isolated office employee who daydreams about her own demise. She keeps to herself and prefers to quietly observe others, reluctant to participate in conversations and social events or reveal anything about herself.
Fran’s attitude changes with the arrival of a new co-worker named Robert (Dave Merheje), who she manages to make laugh on instant messenger. They form a friendship and possibly something more. As a result of this connection, Fran makes more of an effort to be social and get involved with group activities and her guard starts to come down.
The original script had Ridley narrating Fran’s inner thoughts but they collectively decided to get rid of it. This means we...
