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Never Forget

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Head trauma and psychic shock can produce a loss of memory...

So we have Andy with a hand gun and Frank with a knife

taking a long hike ( lost ) in the woods.

Somebody isn't dealing from a full deck?

Some very good acting and a slow turn in the wind

makes this a pretty good movie.

Th end twist sort of sneaks up on you, like Frank's memory.

I really wish this film had better distribution. It's one of those movies where most of the way through it your wondering what's going on. It's not a perfect movie by any means however it's good enough that it warrants some respect, a second viewing and maybe a place in any respectable film collection. Yes it's low budget(not always a bad thing) and some of the dialouge seems a bit forced, but somehow it's a charming little thriller. Check it out.

The box claims the name of the main character is Steven. In the movie his name is Fred Hill.(Canadian film give-away.) The movie starts off with Fred or Steven (LDP) coming to, after being hung upside down by his foot in a tree. He has blood on his head and a knife falls from his belt. The rope breaks and LDP is on the ground with a bum knee and no memory on how he got where he was, who did this to him, or if they are still around. So what does he do? He shouts for help. Then when he hears someone coming in his direction (apparently the reason why he was shouting) he takes off running in the opposite direction. The man, Andy, who catches up with him has a gun, and LDP has no memory. They walk through the woods, with LDP being bullied at gun point, looking for the two story "cabin" with LDP getting bits and pieces of his memory back as they stroll along. His memory is confusing as sometimes he sees himself, then sometimes he sees Andy doing the exact same thing. Most of the film is taken up by the stroll in the woods with flashbacks. When they finally get to the cabin, you can't wait for the movie to end. By that point I really couldn't care who did what. No nudity. No sex. Not much plot. Bad language. Unless you are related to LDP, there is no reason to watch this film.

An excellent performance by Lou Diamond Phillips. Very suspenseful, kept you guessing until the very end. Sad ending but you can't have it all.

I like Lou Diamond Phillips, but this dvd was very disappointing. The story needed to be better developed and the flash backs were disconcerting. I don't recommend this one.

I have nothing against LDP and enjoyed many of his movies in the past, including the book series movie he starred in about a Navajo deputy, the great Adam Beach did the rest. However, this movie just drug on and on seemingly like a cartoon is made with the same scenes just altered a little bit. The dialog was like Ground Hog Day. Over and over, the same words, If it was a 1/2 hour short it might have worked but it was way too long, like this review was.