Synopsis
A fucked up fairy tale
Holly loves Rob and tries to help him through his grief – even if it means contending with his dead girlfriend Nina, who comes back, bloody and broken, every time they make love
2015 Directed by Ben Blaine, Chris Blaine
Holly loves Rob and tries to help him through his grief – even if it means contending with his dead girlfriend Nina, who comes back, bloody and broken, every time they make love
Nina is 28 years old, beautiful, artistic and much-loved... When she dies in a car accident, it leaves her boyfriend Rob devastated. He tries to kill himself and, when that fails, gets a job stacking shelves at the supermarket. Here, he meets 19 year old Holly, who's bored and full of a passion with nowhere to go. She falls for Rob and the two begin a tenuous relationship. However, it all goes wrong when, the first time they have sex, a dead and broken Nina emerges from beneath bloody bedsheets and refuses to let go of Rob so easily...
Obviously, to some extent, dead Nina is an allegory but Nina Forever as a film goes so much further and says…
I'm kind of amazed by this. This is a delightfully different take on dealing with your partner's baggage, which is actually very clever and immensely entertaining. It’s original, funny, touching, gross, and sexy all at once. The concept at the heart of it is peculiar and unraveled in a really interesting way. Its ability to capture the complexities of romantic relationships is simply fascinating. The most crucial thing is that the romance is totally believable. Both leads are absolutely killing it with their roles and able to lift this ghost story above the usual horror romance combo. Without the comedic elements, this film would be so much depressing, though.
"Oh God, not again!" -Nina,
- DHH #40 (Oct. '21): boxd.it/dsjmu
I thought sex automatically made a movie better... I was wrong.
The concept of a dead ex coming back to haunt you during sex with your new girlfriend is a funny one that I thought a whole movie could be made out of but I was sorely mistaken. This is just gratuitous and mundane and over the top in ways that feel unsophisticated and under-developed. I didn't really hate it I just found myself unimpressed and a little bored for most of it. Might have made a better short film.
Not my thing but I've seen much worse.
This is a hard film to classify, it's a strange tale off loss, guilt and dealing with grief, the main concept has a dramatic tone but there are also elements of horror movie and pitch black sex comedy.
Cian Barry stars as Rob, a guy in his late twenty's who's girlfriend has recently died in a road accident. Depressed and suicidal, he gives up studying for his degree and takes a job stacking shelves at a local supermarket. It's hear that he meets Holly (Abigail Hardingham), a freaky type of girl and the two are soon falling for each other. The problems begin every time they have sex, Rob's dead ex-girlfriend Nina (Fiona O'Shaughnessy) decide's to make a bloody appearance…
A couple are haunted by the reappearance of his dead girlfriend every time they have sex. A brilliant concept, marvellously realised in this bloody, icky, pervy little Brit Flick, which I loved.
My only concern was that it kept appearing to end, and then went on a bit more. However, on reflection, I think it needed that extra breathing space, in order to deliver the full force of the ending.
One of my favourites of Frightfest 2015.
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"This is what darkness is, Holly." (The "old" be careful what you wish for... wicked!)
"Nina Forever" (literally lol) was quite an original, erotic and witty movie, IMO.
Well, for starters, the concept (which might be misleading or not) was great. And what a wicked translation, I have to say. Bloody, funny and creative all in one (I thought it would have been in a very limited fashion but I was VERY wrong).
Abigail Hardingham was definitely a highlight on this one, as she's just incredibly attractive. BUT with an insanely intriguing character to play (and what a(n orgasmic) blend that is!). Fiona O’Shaughnessy was another highlight machine, with plenty…
Has anyone ever told you, you're a really weird little girl?
-Samira
The Blaine Brothers, Ben and Chris, make their directorial debut with a wickedly entertaining little horror film dealing with love, loss and closure.
When wannabe Goth girl, Holly (Abigail Hardingham), snags her dream guy, Rob (Cian Barry), a co-worker that recently tried to commit suicide over the death of his girlfriend, things get complicated when said dead girlfriend keeps materializing every time they have sex... in the same bloody appearance she had when she died. You should think twice before wanting to be dark, it just might happen.
Using this as a metaphor for "letting go" doesn't even need to be analyzed all that much, you just replace…
When we love someone, we also must come to terms with their baggage and skeletons in the closet. Nina Forever takes that to an incredibly literal level and has a seemingly ridiculous premise that slowly eases into a very honest look at the more realistic struggles some relationships have to work. Struggles that many Hollywood films miss while focusing on sillier misunderstandings.
It also has an interesting read on open relationships. I appreciated its uniqueness and it kept me engaged
| In short: Coitus interuptus by means of bonus corpore mortuo!
Apparently the cosmos is not done with lacing my movie diet with cuckolding, this time around we skip the amputation complications and just dive into blood-soaked sheets of unresolved grief, manifesting (un)solicited necromancy whenever a newly minted couple gets frisky.
You’re dead!
-Yeah, but I've kept my standards.
| In slightly less short: Often lumped together with Burying the Ex, Nina Forever might share a relative similarity in concept but that’s where it ends. The film has its fair share of funny moments, but that’s not all it has to offer. Rather than just a morbid set up for fluffy gags, writer/director brother duo Chris and Ben Blaine don’t…
I chose this thinking my wife might enjoy a little rom-com mixed in with the evening horror film. Well, she fell asleep so I’ll never know. This was an interesting concept and at times pulled it off - all of the scenes with Nina in it were intense and interesting. The romance business just didn’t work. I mean, people complain that ridiculous things happen in horror movies but the very concept of the two living parts of a love triangle trying to make it work is more ridiculous than anything you’ll ever see in a zombie movie. And the comedy - I guess it’s “dark comedy” - is neither dark nor funny.
Missed the mark for both of us.