Christensen, who not only stars but writes, produces, and directs, does about a dozen things simultaneously that most movies can't get right individually.

"Before I Disappear" would be a better movie if would-be triple-threat talent Shawn Christensen got out of his own way.

Before I Disappear is ultimately hampered not by a messy plot but by bland characters who, for the most part, don't so much talk to each other as they monologue at each other.

It's a tale that requires a strong, emotional component to be successful, and its glaring absence only becomes more and more apparent.