Spidersecu Don't Believe the Hype

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Sabah Hensley This is a dark and sometimes deeply uncomfortable drama

Kaelan Mccaffrey Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Phantom_Duck As I write this there are 10 reviews. Typically when the count is this low the positive reviews are shills from the cast or production staff trying to drive traffic to the theaters or rental markets.Assume this now, this movie is just terrible. Bone achingly slow and contrived, I was forced by an uncontrollable urge in my lizard brain to fast forward to the end to ease the boredom.Ignore any review that promises "plot twists." There is one. One twist and it has no relevance to the story other than to make it more pathetic. I knew exactly what was going to happen.When there are dozens or hundreds of reviews and the comments vary widely it simply means some got the premise and others it was lost on. I cannot see anyone who is not on Thorozine or other profound anti-psychotics enjoying this, just a bad, slow, predictable essay on pathetic psychosis.Spend the two hours you would have on this sleeping,you will be far more entertained.Better yet, take your dog to the park!Cheers!

Larry Silverstein Not knowing what to expect initially, I thought this was going to be a movie with awkward and strained dialog along with creepy characters, and that I could predict which way it was going to go. Boy, was I wrong. I'm no prude when it comes to this type of movie, but I felt the filmmakers really crossed the line here. The film took an extremely dark and twisted turn, which I can only say repulsed me to no end. Now I'd like to forget the film.Christopher Denham stars as Kevin, a head-shot photographer of aspiring models and actresses. He comes from a very troubled family background, and apparently because of this he addictively asks every beautiful woman he photographs to go out with him. Rejected almost always, he every once in a while will get a woman to say yes, but even then he finds a way to always say the totally wrong thing and ruin it.His assistant Jamie Lindsay (Lindsay Beamish) is obsessed with Kevin and seemingly loves him, although she hasn't told him how she feels. She has extremely low self-esteem, is depressed and at times appears suicidal, and even stalks and follows Kevin when he goes out on a date.As mentioned, if this is not sad enough the movie takes a very "sick" and demented turn which left me squirming in my chair, and hoping it would end quickly. I can see certainly not everyone feels this way, but this is the way this film struck me.

Ben Macri This film takes the viewer on a journey through the psyche of a bewildered man in his youth, who's inherent desire, not unlike those which we all experience, for human compassion, emotional connection, and acceptance of loss and denial, begin to drastically affect not only his life, but the lives of the people in which he befriends and confides in. Forgetting the Girl, seems to float within a realm of "non-genre", although that is not to say that the narrative isn't being represented in such a way that the viewer cannot discern the stories purpose, but that it plays between the boundary lines of a pseudo romance, drama, thriller and horror at the same time and achieves this with ease and an apparent show of skill and cinematic knowledge. This film is filled with moments that will draw you in, grab your attention, and then within the span of a few frames, completely throw that all of out the window, leave you with your hands over your head, eyes glued to the screen ,cringing, but all the while wanting to do it all over again. The beauty of a film like this is that it allows the audience to ask questions not only of themselves but the characters and the story as well as their expectations and interpretations of how things will play out, and it has done so with purpose. Highly recommended. Check it out and enjoy.

leon-588-470541 Forgetting the Girl is a dark and twisted film that left me emotionally drained and mildly concerned who might be living next door. The director (Nate Taylor) brilliantly crafts a slow build of tension and dark suspicion as the viewer is drawn into an uncomfortable intimacy with the lead character played by Christopher Denham. Denham masterfully portrays a deeply and genuinely disturbed individual struggling to find some sense of normalcy in a relationship while surrounding himself with equally, if not more overtly damaged personae. Deserving of special mention for her amazing performance is Lindsay Beamish who played Denham's obsessive and thoroughly screwed up assistant.The slow build of this film is laced with such real emotion and frightening honesty that I was left wondering whether the director did some extracurricular study of mental health issues to so succinctly draw out such amazing insights into the psychoses of his characters. Even after the crescendo, the director (and Beamish) left me wondering whether the reveal answered all of the mysteries crafted throughout the film or if there was more than meets the eye. This movie makes me want to run background checks on my neighbors…or not have any neighbors. I'm not sure. A+ job by the Director, cast and crew.