Never Forever (2007)

Calificación de los usuarios:

6.0/10   

Director:

Gina Kim

Guionista:

Gina Kim (writer)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

11 abril 2008 (USA)

Género:

Drama

Plot:

When an American woman begins a dangerous relationship with an attractive immigrant worker, in order to save her marriage, she finds her true self.

Plot Keywords:

Korean | Clinic | New York City | Fertility | Suicide

Premios:

1 win & 1 nomination

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Farmiga Shines in a Solid Drama

Reparto

Vera Farmiga	...	Sophie Lee
David Lee McInnis	...	Andrew Lee (as David McInnis)
Joseph Y. Kim	...	Pastor
Shirley Roeca	...	Tania
Steve Greenstean	...	Piano Mover
Marceline Hugot	...	Dr. Hanson
Colleen Quinlan	...	Nurse #2
Trisha LaFache	...	Receptionist
Jung-woo Ha	...	Jihah
Becky London	...	Interviewer
Carla Harting	...	Nurse #1
Robert Dahey	...	Laundromat Owner
Kari Swenson Riely	...	Miriam
Jackson Pace	...	Adam
Alex Manette	...	Jesse

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and some language.

Duración:

USA:90 min (original version) | South Korea:104 min

País:

South Korea | USA

Idioma:

Coreano | Inglés

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby

Clasificación:

South Korea:18 | USA:R | Singapore:M18

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Now Films

Farmiga Shines in a Solid Drama

Vera Farmiga plays an affluent woman whose life and marriage is unraveling. She and her Korean husband have been trying without success to get pregnant. Her suicidal husband has given up on the idea, but it's become an obsession with her, the one thing that will fix everything that's broken. She makes a proposition to a young Korean immigrant -- she will pay him $300 in cash every time they have sex, with an additional $30,000 in cash if she conceives.

I had my doubts before watching this film that the screenplay would be able to make this premise plausible, but it does. It sets things up in such a way that they play out honestly, without feeling overly manipulated by the hands of a screenwriter or director. It helps tremendously that Farmiga gives such a good performance -- you have to really understand her character if the movie is going to make any sense, and we do, thanks to Farmiga's commitment to the role.

Though ambiguous, the ending suggests a happy ending that DID feel implausible to me. But the rest of the movie is such a downer that I actually didn't mind it, because I just wanted something positive to happen to this poor woman.

Grade: B+