Unforgettable (2017)

A woman sets out to make life a living hell for her ex-husband's new fiancée.

Director:

Denise Di Novi

Writer:

Christina Hodson

Stars:

Rosario Dawson, Katherine Heigl, Geoff Stults

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Rosario Dawson	...	Julia Banks
Katherine Heigl	...	Tessa Connover
Geoff Stults	...	David Connover
Isabella Kai	...	Lily Connover (as Isabella Kai Rice)
Alex Quijano	...	Miguel
Sarah Burns	...	Sarah
Whitney Cummings	...	Ali
Simon Kassianides	...	Michael Vargas
Robert Wisdom	...	Detective Pope (as Robert Ray Wisdom)
Cheryl Ladd	...	Helen / Lovey
Stephanie Escajeda	...	Brunette Woman
Kincaid Walker	...	Saleswoman
Aline Elasmar	...	Deputy Stevens
Jayson Blair	...	Jason
Lauren Rose Lewis	...	Dinner Guest

Storyline

The film begins when Julia Banks is being questioned by a detective in the murder of her psychotic ex-boyfriend, Michael. Julia claims that she has been set up and that she has nothing to do with the murder, despite social media conversations clearly showing Julia lusting after him. The scene then cuts to six months earlier, with Julia getting a send-off from her boss and friend, Ali, from her job as chief online editor for a storytelling website. Julia is now going to work remotely from the mansion she will be sharing with her new loving fiance, David Connover, and her soon-to-be stepdaughter, Lily. Arriving at David's, she is greeted by David's ex-wife, Tessa, who is still not coping with the end of her marriage two years earlier..

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Plot Keywords:

female sociopath | mentally unstable | ex husband ex wife relationship | oral sex | female rear nudity | 

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Taglines:

For worse

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for sexual content, violence, some language, and brief partial nudity

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film marks Geoff Stults first lead role in a studio film.

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Goofs

When Rosario Dawson's company is throwing her a going away party. There is an Indian man sitting on the couch (in the center). When the camera flips back and forth from Rosario's face to Whitney's speech the Indian man disappears and then is back sitting on the couch.

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Quotes

Helen: Hello, Julia. I'm here to see my granddaughter.
Lily Connover: She's here! Lovey's here!
Helen: Oh. My darling girl.
Lily Connover: You're here.
Helen: Yes. I'm here.

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Connections

Referenced in Midnight Screenings: Unforgettable (2017)

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Soundtracks

Blessing
Written by K Camp (as Kristopher Campbell) and Evan Johnson
Performed by K Camp
Courtesy of Interscope Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

User Reviews

Unforgettable in the Worst Ways

The idea of recovering from a broken relationship is one that could make a very heavy emotional movie. The deep feelings we have for one another when in love and the discovery that your partner no longer shares those feelings is lot to bear. But why explore such issues when you can just make another psycho ex movie.

They must make at least one or two of these every year. However, such films are not being made because they portray deep themes that resonate with the audience. They're being made because they're cheap and pretty much guarantee a return on investment for multi- million (sometimes billion) dollar movie studios.

With the exception of Rosario Dawson, who gives her role a better performance than it deserves, no one in this movie even attempts to do anything compelling with this material. Katherine Heigl's character seems copied and pasted from her role in Home Sweet Hell (2015). Although that cinematic experience was also a suckfest, at least it tried to be something unique. In that film's world, her role as the stuck up housewife who's willing to do anything (including murder) worked (within the established parameters). Here, she plays the same role but in a more grounded universe where you have to seriously wonder who could possibly marry such an abysmal characterization of a human being.

I could criticize the movie's pacing if it had any. Each act feels prolonged far longer than it should be with Heigl repeatedly messing with Dawson as we wait for Dawson to figure out that her fiance's ex is truly, unbelievably, Simon Legree evil. When we finally get to the third act rather than following a natural progression the movie is dragged there kicking and screaming as it allows characters to discover things not because it makes sense but because even the filmmakers finally recognized that this thing must end.

What might be worst of all is that this movie concludes with a bit of clear sequel baiting. At that point, all I could think was "sure, why not". Let's get Unforgettable 2. Hell, let's build an Unforgettable Cinematic Universe with spin-offs and team ups. In that way I hope that I can leave this particular movie's universe and be sure to never come back.

In short, if you need some painful dental work done that would be a much more entertaining expenditure of your time and money.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

21 April 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

To Have and to Hold

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$12,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$4,785,431, 23 April 2017

Gross USA:

$11,368,012

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$17,768,012

Company Credits

Production Co:

DiNovi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1