Waiting for Forever (2010)

When Johnny Depp played Sam in "Benny and June" it was charming and sweet. But when Tom Sturridge plays Will Donner in "Waiting for Forever" it is creepy, depressing, and hard to get behind.

                When it comes to romantic movies, I can usually forgive some of the inconsistent 2 dimensional characters, the predictable plot points, and the over exaggerated  corny dialogue. But in "Waiting For Forever" I could not see past the fact that the main character is just borderline retarded. If he was suppose to be retarded, then this might be cute, in an innocent creepy relationship way.  And if he is not mentally challenged, then he's exceptionally inconsiderate and self absorbed that it a huge stress on his other family members.

                Rachel Bilson is a delight to watch and would be a great character if we had been explained why she's tormented in becoming an adult. Is it because she is ashamed of her dating life of cheating on her partner, is it because she's trying to not grow into her parents lifestyle of emotional abuse (in one of the worse, I-am-abusing-you-before-I-die-because-that's-the-way-I-make-you-come-to-terms-with-my-future-death kind of relationships shown in film), or is it because she's longing for her past with Will, her first childhood sweetheart, who she seems to have gotten over, until she sees him.  All we are suppose to know is that she's not happy and probably needs a mentally unstable adult who has never grown up to show her happiness.

                This movie is a mess and scenes that should be romantic and sweet come off awkward and forgettable. You will be reminded of better films and wonder why you are not watching them instead.

Avoid it.