Our take: Not worth the time. Change the channel when it ends up where it belongs, on the Hallmark Channel.
Post credit scene? No.
Say what you want about Nicholas Sparks movies, but at least they were good movies. Even the Hallmark Channel makes some decent films. And comparing Forever My Girl to either is an insult to Nicholas Sparks, the Hallmark Channel, and to romance movies in general.
The movie is emotionally bankrupt, stars C-list talent you've never heard of for a reason, and had the plot of a bad Lifetime movie that you'd turn off after five minutes. No part of the film is believable, from the chemistry to Southern accents to Roe's eyebrows.
Billy (Abby Ryder Fortson) was the best part of the movie, but unbelievable as a seven-year-old. She provided a good amount of comedic relief that was desperately needed, but her dialogue at times seemed to be pulled straight from The Big Bang Theory's Sheldon Cooper.
We're all for cliché, mindless, and poorly-acted romance movies, don't get us wrong. We both really loved Netflix's holiday offerings, for example. And we miss Nicholas Sparks movies because they were well-written, had good talent, and weren't cringe-worthy in their execution. But if you plan to make a movie, pay this much to market it, and have to spend money on the rights to what seems like a really crappy young adult book series for source material, the result should be a lot more fulfilling than this mess.
Featuring: A genetically impossible child (we know how Punnett squares work).
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