Forever Mine (1999)

An affair between a cabana boy and the young wife of a sinister politician triggers a 16-year vendetta between the two men.

Director:

Paul Schrader

Writer:

Paul Schrader

Stars:

Joseph Fiennes, Ray Liotta, Gretchen Mol

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joseph Fiennes	...	Manuel Esquema / Alan Riply
Ray Liotta	...	Mark Brice
Gretchen Mol	...	Ella Brice
Vincent Laresca	...	Javier Cesti
Myk Watford	...	Rick Martino
Lindsey Connell	...	Stewardess
Sean Cw Johnson	...	Randy (as Sean C W Johnson)
Shawn Proctor	...	Cabana Boy
Russell Blackwell	...	Business Associate
Jocelyn Snowdon	...	Young Associate's Companion
Kevi Katsuras	...	Julie, Six Year-old Girl
Shannon Lawson	...	Emily, Julie's Mother
Ronald Knight	...	Older Male Executive
Ginger King	...	Older Male's Companion
Ted Simonett	...	Mr. Galen

Storyline

Two stories, 14 years apart, converge in a suburb of New York. Manuel Esquema, an international financier, whose face is badly scarred, is flying from Miami to help a New York politician negotiate a plea bargain with the Justice Department. Years before, this financier was a fresh-faced cabaña boy at a Miami Beach resort who fell in love with a young woman on holiday with her husband. The husband is now the pol, and he thinks he dispatched the cabaña boy long ago. What are Esquema's plans: revenge, mercy, or a complicated plan to seek again the woman's love?

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Plot Keywords:

politician | vendetta | revenge | plea bargain | beach | 

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Taglines:

Give All To Love

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Genres:

Thriller | Romance | Crime | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong sexuality and violence, and for language

Details

Country:

UK Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 October 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

A Sombra de uma Vingança

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$17,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Forever Mine (UK) Limited, J&M Entertainment, Moonstar Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The movie opens in 1987, then goes to "14 Years Earlier", making it 1973. In the first disco scene, Ella Brice is seen dancing to "Rock The Boat" by The Hues Corporation. That song was not released until February of 1974.

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Connections

References Music from Another Room (1998)

User Reviews

Very bad screenplay, spectacular Gretchen Mol.

"Forever Mine" is not a good film. The script is highly formulaic and dull, the characters are one-dimensional, there are several holes in the plot, and the ending manages to be both cliched and unsatisfying. It is worth watching only for two nude scenes from the wonderful and lovely Gretchen Mol, who hasn't done much of that at all. If you're a fan of hers, you won't be disappointed here.

Watching this cheese, I was reminded of "Strange Days", where Joseph Fiennes' brother Ralph was locked inside a picture almost as bad as this one. The Fiennes brothers certainly can act, and Joseph does his best here to keep the wooden lines fresh. Gretchen Mol lights up the screen no matter what she's in, but one can only wonder why these very good actors are stuck in such a bad movie. Weren't there any more intelligent scripts around to do than this one? Ray Liotta is strictly on auto-pilot for this film.

The story here is simple - jealousy, adultery, revenge, etc. Movies like this put some basic elements together, and then count on the magnetism of the stars to enlist the audience's attention. But if the characters have nothing but stupid lines to say, how can we care about them? 4/10, and only Mol's scenes make me go that high.