Forever Over was presented locally in theaters with nine other selections as part of the Manhattan Short Film Festival. This film had a very high concept to convey in its short 15 minutes, but it does so excellently. A couple, together so long they feel they've grown stagnant, take to writing their desires on small notes and shuffling them in a hat. Together they draw these notes out to enact their fantasies.
Forever Over has a lot going for it. Great cinematography, acting and strong writing are apparent. The actors are both charming, and the set pieces they inhabit are expertly crafted. My only real complain, and it is a large one, is that one of these fantasies is a three-way, as suggested by the boyfriend. It leads to the girlfriends jealous downfall, and the relationship crumbles despite their grand experiment. It is a cliché that I knew would have had to have been written by a man.
It's a shame because while the relationship spiral is written on a poor premise, the final exchanges are quite clever. It leaves the viewer with a sense of hope. This is certainly a concept that could be expanded on, and perhaps with great effect if the moment of folly could be of more note.
Forever Over has a lot going for it. Great cinematography, acting and strong writing are apparent. The actors are both charming, and the set pieces they inhabit are expertly crafted. My only real complain, and it is a large one, is that one of these fantasies is a three-way, as suggested by the boyfriend. It leads to the girlfriends jealous downfall, and the relationship crumbles despite their grand experiment. It is a cliché that I knew would have had to have been written by a man.
It's a shame because while the relationship spiral is written on a poor premise, the final exchanges are quite clever. It leaves the viewer with a sense of hope. This is certainly a concept that could be expanded on, and perhaps with great effect if the moment of folly could be of more note.
