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Never Forever

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Never Forever (2008)

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Reviews Counted:19

Fresh:15

Rotten:4

Average Rating:6.7/10

Runtime: 1 hr 42 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Sophie seems to have an idyllic life; she's the perfect Caucasian housewife for Andrew, her successful Asian American husband. Their relationship is put to the test, though, when she can't conceive... Sophie seems to have an idyllic life; she's the perfect Caucasian housewife for Andrew, her successful Asian American husband. Their relationship is put to the test, though, when she can't conceive a child. To save her marriage, Sophie does something desperate. She initiates a bold and clandestine venture with Jihah, an illegal immigrant from Korea. Sophie soon finds this new arrangement spiraling into a situation that may actually destroy what it was meant to liberate. In Never Forever, writer/director Gina Kim arranges every shot with a calculating eye, building a step-by-step urgency. Her story is rich and her filmmaking lean and precise. Kim creates the perfect tone, right down to a climate of extreme repression where the sexual energy is nearly combustible. The insightful art direction and costume design are marvelously refined for an independent film. And Vera Farmiga's incredible performance as Sophie is a true gift. Her ethereal beauty--crystal blue eyes and porcelain skin--gives her the appearance of a rare doll, which isn't too far from the pampered existence she represents. As the perfect counterpart to two gifted leading men, her mastery of Sophie's gradual transformation makes Never Forever an unforgettable cinematic experience. --© Sundance Film Festival [More]

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Ha Jung-Woo, David L. McInnis

Starring: Vera Farmiga, Ha Jung-Woo, David L. McInnis

Director: Gina Kim

Director: Gina Kim
Studio: Prime Entertainment

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Vera Farmiga is the best American actress you've never heard of.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
10/18/08
G. Allen Johnson
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle

Never Forever has a lot going for it; it's just a shame its inner trashiness is concealed.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
07/18/08
Stan Hall
Stan Hall
Oregonian

For a film as gentle, meaningful, and tender as Never Forever, the picture can be forgiven such old-fashioned melodramatic extravagance to make a lasting impression.

Full Review Source: BrianOrndorf.com | comment Comment
07/07/08
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
BrianOrndorf.com

The indie version of a Harlequin romance

Full Review Source: Metromix.com | comment Comment
06/20/08
Geoff Berkshire
Geoff Berkshire
Metromix.com

If Adrian Lyne directed a racy Lifetime movie, then asked Danielle Steel what to call it, you'd pretty much have Never Forever, a sudsy chamber piece that's engrossing despite its many plot holes and contrivances.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
06/20/08
Gary Goldstein
Gary Goldstein
Los Angeles Times
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It's like a Lana Turner vehicle that's too meek to be Last Tango in Chinatown.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
05/23/08
Wesley Morris
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe

This erotically charged melodrama about two vastly different Korean experiences in New York City and the Caucasian woman straddling both is beautifully directed by Gina Kim who balances emotional subtleties and highly charged scenarios without ever losing

Full Review Source: Reeling Reviews | comment Comment
05/09/08
Laura Clifford
Laura Clifford
Reeling Reviews

Never Forever has the steaminess of pulp and the stateliness of art.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
05/02/08
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

Farmiga elevates the material of this melodramatic soaper into something nearly profound.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
04/18/08
Frank Scheck
Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
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An engaging, sexy film the punctuates one of the many unusual ways that women today can become pregnant.

Full Review Source: Compuserve | comment Comment
04/14/08
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

Every scene is powerfully packed with conflict, and the movie races along to a very uncertain climax.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
04/13/08
Don Willmott
Don Willmott
Filmcritic.com

A beautiful and insightful picture.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
04/11/08
Sara Schieron
Sara Schieron
Boxoffice Magazine

While Never Forever lingers in the thick of sex, lies and anxiety, it is something to see.

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04/11/08
Stephen Holden
Stephen Holden
New York Times
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What holds together the pulp of this torn-between-two-lovers fantasy is a restrained and elegant cinematic aesthetic.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
04/10/08
Andrew O'Hehir
Andrew O'Hehir
Salon.com

Writer-director Gina Kim channels Douglas Sirk by way of Korean tearjerkers of the 1960s in this overheated melodrama.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
04/10/08
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
Time Out New York

Floridly plotted but acutely detailed.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/08/08
Jim Ridley
Jim Ridley
Village Voice

Beautifully shot and acted, with a heartbreaking story, Never Forever is worth the effort.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
02/03/07
Zack Haddad
Zack Haddad
Film Threat

Though marred by weak narrative and fake ending, Gina Kim's interracial romantic melodrama is extremely well shot, edited, and acted, particularly by the beautiful Vera Farmiga in a tough role as a loving, sexually repressed wife.

Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com | comment Comment
01/29/07
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Vera Farmiga's fearlessly committed turn as a woman caught off-guard by her own desires and Kim's highly sensitive camera turn the film into a chamber-piece of hushed eroticism and surprising narrative grip.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/26/07
Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Variety
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