Waiting for Forever
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26 out of 100

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6.2 out of 10

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  • Summary: Who decides what is normal? A unique love story about friendship and a view of the world from different perspectives, Waiting for Forever explores the connections people make in the face of life's changes. Best friends while they were growing up, Emma and Will lost touch a long time ago—as f far as she knows. To Will, Emma never stopped being the most important person in his life. Believing them to be forever linked, he goes wherever she goes. Will doesn’t have a home, a car, or a “real” job. He survives on his talent as a juggler and entertainer—talents honed through years of showing off for Emma. When her father gets sick, Emma returns to their hometown, trying to leave behind her complicated love life and failing career as a TV actress. As its characters face love, death and their own preconceptions, Waiting for Forever questions the realities of life. (Freestyle Releasing)… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 14
  3. Negative: 10 out of 14
  1. Boxoffice Magazine
    Reviewed by: Pete Hammond
    Feb 2, 2011
    80
    A refreshingly pure, honest and original love story, Waiting For Forever is one from the heart with superb performances from a talented cast.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    Feb 3, 2011
    40
    I felt tentative stirrings of admiration for an indie movie that so aggressively flouts the hard-shelled conventions of romantic comedy. But more often than not, I felt suffocated by the gaseous sentimentality and lightheadedness of a story that drops in subplots that it can't begin to develop.
  3. New York Observer
    Reviewed by: Una LaMarche
    Feb 1, 2011
    38
    I'm not sure what went wrong with this picture. It could just be bad judgment on the part of screenwriter Steve Adams, who for all we know finds stalking adorable.
  4. Arizona Republic
    Reviewed by: Bill Goodykoontz
    Feb 10, 2011
    30
    It strains both credulity and patience in its attempt to be different, and it leaves you feeling creeped out as well.

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  1. Positive: 2 out of 2
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  1. liniwa
    8
    Though movie might seem a bit akward, weird and it certanly has a different perspective on what a true love is like, it's also well developed with believable performance.… Expand
  2. Bruce722
    6
    I'll be honest, I only bothered watching this movie because of Rachel Bilson. However, it was not at all the chick flick I expected it to be. Actually, I would say that it's not a chick flick at all. What it is is one of the saddest movies I've ever seen. Not sad in the "Hachi" or "Green Mile" sense where it's a tear-jerker because it had incredibly sad scenes. It's more sad in a depressing and realistic way where the foundation of the movie is essentially how life kinda sucks and is very hard and isn't all "peachy". Is there a love story mixed in? Sure, but there's a love story mixed into a lot of movies, TV shows, and even video games so I don't think "love story = chick flick" automatically. I thought the acting was solid, the story was very original and well told, and the development of the characters and plot was outstanding. The story was incredibly slow and I thought the ending of the movie went against what the purpose that the plot was all about so they kind of sold out there but it was still a solid movie. It's not great by any means of the imagination and most people might not have the patience to allow themselves to get wrapped up into the film but it's a much better movie than all of those soulless critics made it out to be.… Expand

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