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By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker
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Veteran returns home and finds love; sex, some violence.
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Terry McMillan Presents: Forever
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What's the Story?
In TERRY MCMILLAN PRESENTS: FOREVER, Johnnie (Taye Diggs) finishes 18 months of military deployment just as his wife sends him divorce papers. He returns home at loose ends and soon meets a pretty cop who stops him for speeding. The police officer, Carlie (Meagan Good), is divorced and raising three bright and opinionated daughters. As they all get to know each other, Carlie and Johnnie reveal honest truths about themselves and their fears about falling in love. Does the couple have what it takes to make a relationship work?
Is It Any Good?
The only major misstep in Terry McMillan Presents: Forever is its unwieldy title. Diggs and Good portray two smart, kind, capable, reasonable people who are both wildly attracted to each other and grounded in the reality of what it takes to make a marriage work. Their courtship conversations are frank and direct as they reveal their vulnerabilities and risk the pain of rejection, all to create a solid foundation for the relationship they are willing to enter. Bart Baker's dialogue is unusually mature and realistic and well delivered by the lead actors in a production well-directed by Charles Murray.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the way Johnnie and Carlie both take a chance on love. Do their honest discussions about their hesitations and fears feel realistic? Why or why not?
What are some of the ways Johnnie shows Carlie's daughters that he's a trustworthy new member of the family?
How does this movie illustrate the way mature people handle crises?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming : August 24, 2024
- Cast : Taye Diggs , Meagan Good , Jeremy Urann
- Director : Charles Murray
- Inclusion Information : Black Movie Actor(s) , Female Movie Actor(s) , Latino Movie Actor(s) , Multiracial Movie Actor(s)
- Studios : Netflix , Lifetime Television
- Genre : Romance
- Topics : Family Stories ( Single Parents )
- Run time : 98 minutes
- MPAA rating :
- Last updated : February 9, 2026
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