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Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)
implausibilities--even allowing for suspension of disbelief
the film is a wonderful example of the over-the-top-sentimental'40s weeper and always worth watching. but it's hard to believe she doesn't recognize him from the get-go, even with the German accent and horrible age makeup (you can see the drawn-in lines in closeup). He was, after all, the love of her life--and he doesn't look all that different. and then there's that inimitable voice. i realize it requires suspension of disbelief and i'll go along with that. but it might've been more effective had we not seen him face-on in the 1918 flashback. the ending seems abrupt--as if there had been some hasty editing. Colbert never really reacts to his death beyond hugging natalie wood--in fact, there's no real moment of realization--she seems oddly impassive in a film so heavy with emotion and sentiment.