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starring: Steve John Shepherd, John Simm, Laura Fraser, Maurice Roëves, Ger Ryandirected by: Aisling Walsh
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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0807839900071
Format: Color, Letterboxed, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Label: Tla
Manufacturer: Tla
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tla
Release Date: September 04, 2001
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 63731
Studio: Tla
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Description:
Forgive and Forget is an insightful drama featuring the handsome John Shepherd, 'a real find whose grave handsomeness recalls Keanu Reeves' (Variety), as David O'Neil, a macho construction worker who visits Soho for casual sexual encounters. David and Theo, played by John Simm, have been best friends for fourteen years and are virtually inseparable. However, when Theo fall in love and moves in with his new girlfriend, Hannah, their bond becomes strained. A raging jealousy awakens in David that forces him to face his real feelings about his relationship with Theo and his long-hidden homosexuality. David begins scheming to break up the loving couple by playing on Hannah's insecurities about Theo. When the two eventually do break up David must contemplate his next move - which is telling Theo that he loves him. He decides to do so very publicly by arranging for them to appear on the TV talk show Forgive and Forget (a British Ricki Lake Show). Although tragic consequences follow for David, he soon realizes that it's actually the 'happiest day of his life.'
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Looking for the Happiest Day of Your Life
FORGIVE AND FORGET was originally written by Mark Burt and directed by Aisling Walsh as a TV movie aimed at a straight audience in the UK. That fact is important to remember as it makes this excellent film more credible to the audience that is finding it negative. The world at large remains homophobic as is evident not only in the US with all the measures before the voting public about gay rights, but also with the unrelenting gay bashing around the world in virtually every country. FORGIVE AND ... Read More
Rating: - If you like drama you will like it
This is story of comming out guy who in love with his best friend. You will be surprised about the way and about results to which this comming out story leads. I really injoyed movie and acting was very good. To bad that this item is not available here anymore. Great movie worth buying or at least renting if you can find it in the stores.
Rating:  - Loved Steve John Shepherd
Hated everything else. It's a boring, irritating, slow piece that isn't nearly as clever or fun as it seems.
I loved the lead (acting, body language, look, everything) and didn't mind his best friend, but the story takes way too long to unfold and there are a whole bevy of uneccessary and unimportant (and uninteresting) characters which confuse the sloppily-told story and you'll be reading the synopsis to find out what the director was trying to tell you. (Because it isn't at all clear.) ... Read More
Rating:  - Forgive the ending and forget the message
Forgive and Forget, directed by Aisling Walsh, is a story about David (Steve John Sheperd) a plaster mason who is in love with his long time best friend Theo (John Simm) who is straight and moves in with the girl of his dreams Hannah (Laura Fraser). As Theo and Hannah get closer, David begins to feel threaten with the loss of a friendship and his long time secret love. What emerges is a deceptive ploy by Daivd to derail the couple and solidify his feelings for Theo.
This movie starts off very ... Read More
Rating: - Film Has Some Merit Despite Some Flaws
I enjoyed this film very much. It strikes a common chord for a lot of gay people who have suffered rejection and pain for their coming out of the closet. How many can identify with the lead character David, obviously suffering from the depression of an unrequited love for his best straight friend of fourteen years, a fellow named Theo. What gives this film merit is that they made the gay character straight acting, devoid of all feminine stereotypes that most gay films project into their lead gay characters. ... Read More
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