TV Review

Forever Love

Details Genre: Drama; With: Tim Matheson and Reba McEntire

Forever Love...A more apt title might have been Forever Reba McEntire. The country chanteuse not only stars as a comatose woman who suddenly wakes up after 20 years, but also executive-produced the flick and warbles the title song. Too bad she didn't bother to inject some insight into this generic telepic by exploring further the fear and alienation that would accompany such a miraculous recovery. Instead, too much time is allocated to a flat will-she-or won't-she-get-hitched subplot involving her daughter, Emma (Heather Stephens). In the end, Love amounts to nothing more than an extended music video: slick, shallow, and ultimately forgettable. C

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Originally posted Sep 25, 1998 Published in issue #451 Sep 25, 1998 Order article reprints

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