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Dome Pondering Movie Review: Forever (2024)

What is it about? 

Two adults find love and peace after taking a risk with one another after previously failed marriages. 

Who is in it? 

Taye Diggs - Johnnie Bryant

Megan Good - Carlie Walters

Favorite Scene: 

Carlie comes home after driving Johnnie's prized car to the sight of Johnnie and the girls fixing the house and planting new flowers.

Favorite Quote: 

"All the time we have is all the time we have. A true appreciation of time is how we use it."

Review:

Forever is a film that gets better as it moves along, and ultimately, once you're able to review it collectively. In the end, it's a somewhat decent film that presents a profound message utilizing two characters that you root for, and eventually, feel for. 

Lifetime, flicks - ammirite?

In the first half of the film, I found myself shaking my head - where is this going?! The build of the plot has little resistance (especially for a romance arc of Johnnie and Carlie), and at times, it can be very cheesy. However, as life does (which is a great metaphor for the second half of the film), the struggles come through, and the lessons come. The early parts of the film give a baseline for the characters, for what's to come, and how you will likely feel in the end. 

It's a weird film like that. And in the end, it's worth it as a viewer. If you do watch this, stick with it through the early stages. Not bad. 

Grade: 2.5

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