Forever Out of My League
Series sequel has language, emotional intensity.
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Forever Out of My League
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this movie.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Forever Out of My League is the third movie in a series that began with the charming Italian 2020 romantic comedy Out of My League and continued with its sequel Still Out of My League. The lead is a 20-something orphan who wears an oxygen tank for her cystic fibrosis. Her sunny attitude is contagious, even as the film opens with her recovery from a double lung transplant. She and her best friends -- a gay man and gay woman -- share a house and have close, affectionate relationships. The illness poses deep emotional moments. Adults kiss. Language includes "f--k," "s--t," "bitch," "ass," "damn," "hell," and "piss." A video of a man being bullied goes viral.
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What's the Story?
FOREVER OUT OF MY LEAGUE takes up where the previous film in the series left off, with Marta (Ludovica Franscesconi) and Gabriele (Giancarlo Commare) in love and ready to move in together. Marta has a double lung transplant to treat her debilitating cystic fibrosis, and her dear friends and roommates Jacopo (Josef Gjura) and Fede (Gaja Masciale) support her all the way. Jacopo falls in love with Marta's handsome doctor, and Gabriele tracks down Marta's only living family member, her estranged mean grandmother, who continues to be difficult. Illness threatens their bliss, bringing this to tear-jerker territory but leaving the possibility of another installment.
Is It Any Good?
As with the earlier films, Forever Out of My League features engaging young performers who advertise the gift of strong friendships. The characters are winning and so is their commitment to the family they've created. For some reason, the director goes to absurd lengths to make a male actor plausible in the small role of Marta's grandmother, going so far as to shoot the first scene featuring that character in near darkness. It's a stunt that only distracts us from an emotional plot development.
And things go off the rails briefly when someone leaves a baby in the friends' care, à la Three Men and a Baby. Even the characters themselves observe, "We've ended up in a horrible '80s movie." Equally ham-handed is the contrived ending, which deliberately suggests one thing is true only to then tell us the opposite is true. Instead of feeling happy, we feel manipulated. The actors are so appealing that it's a shame these wrong moves undermine the otherwise feel-good story.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what "family" means. Do you have to be related to someone to feel a family connection? Why, or why not?
How do you think losing parents affects a young child?
What is the movie's attitude toward a woman who leaves her baby behind without telling anyone? Do you think she did the right thing? What else could she have done?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: January 31, 2022
- Cast: Ludovica Francesconi, Giancarlo Commare, Gaja Masciale, Jozef Gjura
- Director: Claudio Norza
- Studio: Netflix
- Genre: Drama
- Run time: 105 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: February 17, 2023
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