Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
In this documentary, wealthy entrepreneur Bryan Johnson puts his body and fortune on the line to defy aging and extend his life beyond all known limits.
Don't Die follows Bryan Johnson's obsessive anti-aging regimen with genuine curiosity but uneven depth. The subject matter is inherently fascinating — a tech billionaire pouring millions into biohacking his own body — and the film captures some genuinely strange and compelling moments. However, the documentary struggles to push past Johnson's carefully managed public persona, leaving the psychological and philosophical dimensions frustratingly underexplored. Cinematography is competent and clean but rarely inventive. As a documentary there's no traditional 'acting,' though Johnson himself is an unusual, controlled presence. The ending fails to deliver meaningful resolution or revelation, concluding without satisfying insight into the deeper questions the premise raises. Novelty is moderate — the subject is genuinely singular but the documentary form applied to it is fairly conventional.