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Never Forever

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An affair with an immigrant worker allows a woman to find her true self.
Never Forever

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Critics Consensus

Smartly constructed by writer-director Gina Kim and brought to life by a strong cast led by Vera Farmiga, Never Forever is an unexpectedly engaging melodrama.

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G. Allen Johnson San Francisco Chronicle 10/18/2008
3/4
Vera Farmiga is the best American actress you've never heard of. Go to Full Review
Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times 06/20/2008
3/5
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. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Boston Globe 05/23/2008
2/4
It's like a Lana Turner vehicle that's too meek to be Last Tango in Chinatown. Go to Full Review
Stephen Schaefer Boston Herald 10/18/2008
B
Stan Hall Oregonian 07/18/2008
Never Forever has a lot going for it; it's just a shame its inner trashiness is concealed. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf BrianOrndorf.com 07/07/2008
A-
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. Go to Full Review
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04/11/2020 Good, if melodramatic, story, and Vera Farmiga can eat crackers in my bed anytime. See more 03/04/2019 This movie is riveting from beginning to end. Although Vera Farmiga did an amazing job, Ha Jung Woo equally tore at my heart strings. No where in all of the reviews was Ha Jung Woo acknowledged which is shameful. It's as if, because the movie is an American-Korean collaboration, his work was a contribution versus a collaboration. Nevertheless, this was a well written movie with many twists and turns and is a worthwhile see. See more jon c 04/11/2018 another one of Vera Farmiga's early successes some people are willing to do anything to have a child Sophie and Andrew are happily married in NYC but she can't get pregnant so she overhears a man denied payment at a clinic and decides to have the child from him her husband is also in a bad spot after trying to commit suicide so she figures this might bring the happiness back into their lives yet he doubts it considering they failed repeatedly Sophie just wants people to stop hurting and this man she meets says in order to start over you have to lose everything first what starts as a business transaction turns into a passionate affair and now Sophie is torn between having this man's baby and staying loyal to her husband Farmiga's acting is skyrocketing here, I love the music so much with the violin solo pieces, and has that Lifetime movie feel to it most of the stuff you'd expect is in here but it addresses the many anxieties, hardships, and challenges to become a parent making the biggest mistakes to do so the ending is confusing though but everything else is delivered with such emotion and power See more 10/29/2015 Solid, but it never digs very deep with the characters. The characters never feel like more than types. Didn't buy Sophie falling in love with Jihah, she comes across as mostly just lonely and sad. See more 04/27/2014 Strange; inconclusive. Big unexplained gaps. See more 12/25/2012 God, I could watch Vera Farmiga ALL day. The lady controls the screen. I can never keep my eyes off her. I'm referring to her acting, as well, which is the highlight of the film. The story is good but not delivered effectively. It strives more for melodrama than reality. Also, I wish we were given a stronger sense of the husband. We just see him do some a couple shitty things and complain a couple times. I'm complaining about that, but I will NEVER complain about Vera Farmiga or the score, which I greatly dig. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis An affair with an immigrant worker allows a woman to find her true self.
Director
Gina Kim
Producer
Andrew Fierberg, Lee Chang-dong
Screenwriter
Gina Kim
Production Co
NOW Films, Vox3 Films
Rating
R (Sexuality|Some Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 29, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.7K
Runtime
1h 30m