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I Love You Forever

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The current dating landscape is bleak at best, and no one is more aware of this than Mackenzie, a disillusioned 25-year old law student whose love life consists of non-committal hookups and situationships from hell. When she has a "real life meet-cute" with Finn, a handsome and charming journalist, she starts to believe true love may actually exist. However, when the honeymoon phase wanes and the cracks begin to show, Mackenzie is forced to come to terms with whether or not she is to blame or if her love is actually too good to be true.
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Matt Zoller Seitz RogerEbert.com It’s a level-headed portrait of a more everyday sort of misery: a relationship that becomes low-key hellish pretty early on and keeps getting incrementally worse. Rated: 3/4 Feb 7, 2025 Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com This is a movie that wears out its welcome early, spinning around the same relationship ideas, and, worst of all, failing to give its lead enough character depth to justify spending so much time with her. Mar 16, 2024 Full Review Stephen Saito Variety A fresh take on a toxic relationship. Mar 10, 2024 Full Review Murjani Rawls Substream Magazine While you have to admire the film for sticking to its guns, they’ll be a part of you that will see more out of Mackenzie’s epiphany moment. David and Kalani straddle the line between unsettling and humor, often dipping into the former. Feb 25, 2025 Full Review Julian Roman MovieWeb I Love You Forever gets ugly fast in a vapid and nearly unwatchable journey of a toxic relationship's painfully predictable unraveling. Romance isn't on the menu as low self-esteem, psychological abuse, and trauma bonding battle for screen time. Rated: 1.5/5 Feb 17, 2025 Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue ... effectively subverts millennial romcom tropes, yet seems to wallow in its misery and despair without a path to sympathy or deeper resonance. Feb 14, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Tedious and simplistic. If you have seen one 'two legs good, four legs bad' trope, then you have seen this. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/19/25 Full Review David F An at times unsettling comedy drama about a relationship that starts out very romantic but devolves into controlling and emotionally abusive harassment. It felt really real and had a lot of emotional honesty and psychological depth. The movie doesn’t fit neatly into a genre or category but it was quite impressive. Also nicely uses some Ann Arbor scenery to provide the setting. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/16/25 Full Review SkyRo P The film "I Love You Forever," released in 2025, explores the tumultuous life of a man grappling with anger issues, psychological problems, and erratic behavior. As he becomes infatuated with a woman, his desire for her complete and undivided attention spirals into obsession. When she fails to provide the constant validation he craves, he descends into madness, becoming increasingly unhinged and blaming her for his turmoil. One of the film's strengths is its ability to showcase the complexities of both main characters, allowing viewers to understand their perspectives while also introducing a supportive friend group. The narrative continually toes the line of intensity, leaving audiences in suspense about whether it will plunge into darker territory or remain on a more subdued path. Regrettably, the film ultimately settles into a safe zone. It never fully embraces the potential for deeper psychological drama, opting instead to stay on the fringes of true madness. This decision feels like a missed opportunity, as the story would have benefitted from more thrilling elements—such as intense confrontations or moments of genuine peril, like a climactic scene involving the woman's ex-lover that could have added significant tension. While I found the movie to be reasonably entertaining and engaging enough to watch, it undeniably fell short of its potential. With a bolder approach, it could have transformed into a gripping thriller that truly captivated the audience. Instead, it remained within its comfort zone, leaving me longing for a more daring exploration of its themes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review Devan B An all too familiar portrayal of the often overlooked and excused behavior of emotional/psychological abuse. Everyone knows someone or has been someone that went through something just like this. This watch proves to be both nuanced and unambiguous, complex and straight-foward in the ways that it has viewers begging Mackenzie to leave and instilling the fear of what will happen if she does. The sardonic humor was refreshing, breaking the hard-to-stomach scenes up and creating familiarity in the sense that most of the time the only way to deal with this kind of trauma is to recognize and match absurdity with hilarity. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/20/25 Full Review Audience Member An absolute fantastic movie. Cazzie David's brilliant plot and writing make this a must-see. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/15/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The current dating landscape is bleak at best, and no one is more aware of this than Mackenzie, a disillusioned 25-year old law student whose love life consists of non-committal hookups and situationships from hell. When she has a "real life meet-cute" with Finn, a handsome and charming journalist, she starts to believe true love may actually exist. However, when the honeymoon phase wanes and the cracks begin to show, Mackenzie is forced to come to terms with whether or not she is to blame or if her love is actually too good to be true.
Director
Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani
Producer
Lauren Hantz, Billy Mulligan, Mason Novick, Diablo Cody, Evan Silverberg, Liana Weston
Screenwriter
Cazzie David, Elisa Kalani
Distributor
Utopia
Production Co
Entertainment 360, MXN Entertainment, Hantz Motion Pictures
Genre
Romance, Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 7, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 14, 2025
Box Office (Gross USA)
$5.5K
Runtime
1h 29m
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