29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"I Am Part of Everything, and Everything is Part of Me", November 25, 2005
This review is from: Now and Forever (DVD)
"Now and Forever" is a small film with incredible beauty and depth, and if it has flaws, they are well overridden by its strengths. The plot concerns two young people whose destinies are interwoven: John, who is part of the Cree Nation (and whose tribal name means "he who stands both here and there"), and Angela, the girl he loves from the moment he sees her, when they meet as teenagers. Angela's one desire is to escape from her mother and the small town they live in, and this leads her down destructive paths, and John's desire and purpose in life is to protect her.
The cast is excellent: Adam Beach is fantastic as John; he is strong and handsome, and has a charisma that fills the screen, and as Angela, Mia Kirchner has a mix of "fighting spirit" and vulnerability that is perfect for the part. Theresa Russell gives yet another marvelous performance as Angela's mother, the town slut, who warns her daughter by saying "it gets easier and easier to do it for less." One of the best features of this film is the presence of Gordon Tootoosis as John's father, Ghost Fox. He is the vision elder of the tribe, and is full of wisdom and knowledge, and Tootoosis is superb in the part. Filling out the central cast is the "dark spirit" of the plot, T. J. Bolt, played with a nice slice of slime by Gabriel Olds.
Directed with good pacing by Bob Clark, well written by Bill Boyle, and with a lovely score by Paul Zaza, this low-budget film exceeds expectations. Filmed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, "Now and Forever" is much more than a fantasy romance, it has a heart of truth that few films achieve, and stands up to many viewings. Total running time is 105 minutes.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
"It's The Work Of The Trickster" ~ A Cree Love Story As Told By "He Who Stands Both Here And There", January 8, 2006
This review is from: Now and Forever (DVD)
A lifelong friendship between a young Indian boy and a white girl survives the test of time and the bigotry of their small, rural community to finally blossom into true love only when one of them is battling a terminal illness. However there is much more going on than what can be seen, heard, or felt. There are spiritual forces afoot, the Indian spirit known as the Trickster is up to his old tricks and one doesn't discover until the very end how Angela and John's love will survive in this life and in the life to come.
'Now and Forever' is a a tragic yet heartwarming love story in the tradition of 'Somewhere In Time.' Mia Kirshner and Adam Beach are magnificent as the ill-fated lovers, as is Gordon Tootoosis as Ghost Fox.
Be sure to have a box of kleenex close at hand.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
This film gave me a second chance, June 21, 2006
This review is from: Now and Forever (DVD)
I saw this film at a time when I was going through a break up. I found the purity of this story so powerful that I needed to share it with my x. It is a film about the extraordinary power of love and as I watched it I began to feel that my relationship was really worth fighting for. After viewing it my girlfriend felt the same and we are now trying to work things out. What greater a review can I offer than that. It has given us a second chance as strange as that may sound. Watch it and it may change your life as well.
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