Review of Forgive and Forget (2000) by Siri H — 28 Mar 2009
Forgive and Forget is TV drama film from back in the days when homosexuality and coming out was still A BIG DEAL in the public consciousness, and the media did their best to reflect this. However, as a vehicle for spreading the messages "it's OK to be gay" and "better out then in", Forgive and Forget feels strangely... bland... There's nothing wrong about it per se, but there's nothing new about it, either; we've seen it all before, and in it's effort not to cause offence, it fails to have that little something that could have made it more memorable.
What's more, Steve John Shepherd performance as David is upstaged by John Simm's far better portrayal of Theo, making David almost a non-entity in this film, even though he is the main character and the one this conflict evolves around. It's Theo that gets our sympathy, not David, and that's just a bit odd and unbalanced.
This review of Forgive and Forget (2000) was written by Siri H on 28 Mar 2009.
Forgive and Forget has generally received mixed reviews.
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