This tiny review does contain a couple of spoilers.. So be warned!
Now Im not giving anything away by saying that the movie revolves around our two main characters, Matt and Jessie who are both madly in love with each other. Both are coming to the end of the school year and Matt's class is given an assignment - to video any subject matter they wish but it must be original, genuine and truthful.
Matt therefore chooses to video his girlfriend Jessie as she prepares to follow fame and fortune in Los Angeles as a model. Matt has promised to travel with Jessie to L.A. and together they video each other having fun, arguing, crying and having a good time visiting the scenic surroundings on-route.
Everlasting, however, does not follow any set precedents and its fair to say that the viewer is left in no doubt as to where the film is heading from the opening 15 minutes. We find out that Jessie was murdered three months after arriving in LA and four months after her body was discovered there has still been no arrests and the case had since gone 'cold'.
There is a found-footage kind of feel to it but without it every being 'found-footage'. We hear Matts voice talking to us like we have been exclusively invited into his world and into his quest to find answers.
If you have ever watched a movie called 8mm (starring Nicholas Cage) then the atmosphere of Everlasting will surely be reminiscent. Both movies weave a complex tale of the grubby underworld goings-on within the modelling industry and the danger that can be all around.
There are several instances of dark but yet fascinating writing throughout this movie and because of this the film never really lets you go and along with the superb acting performances of both Valentina de Angelis and Adam David, Everlasting is a brilliant movie.
Perhaps there isn't gore. Perhaps there aren't any real scenes of torture. But if you want to see a movie that can make you feel uncomfortable but also engaged throughout, then Everlasting should be on your must-see list.
It's a love story fuelled with suspense. Not exactly a revenge (or horror) movie but one full of intrigue and one that just never lets go of your emotions.
Now Im not giving anything away by saying that the movie revolves around our two main characters, Matt and Jessie who are both madly in love with each other. Both are coming to the end of the school year and Matt's class is given an assignment - to video any subject matter they wish but it must be original, genuine and truthful.
Matt therefore chooses to video his girlfriend Jessie as she prepares to follow fame and fortune in Los Angeles as a model. Matt has promised to travel with Jessie to L.A. and together they video each other having fun, arguing, crying and having a good time visiting the scenic surroundings on-route.
Everlasting, however, does not follow any set precedents and its fair to say that the viewer is left in no doubt as to where the film is heading from the opening 15 minutes. We find out that Jessie was murdered three months after arriving in LA and four months after her body was discovered there has still been no arrests and the case had since gone 'cold'.
There is a found-footage kind of feel to it but without it every being 'found-footage'. We hear Matts voice talking to us like we have been exclusively invited into his world and into his quest to find answers.
If you have ever watched a movie called 8mm (starring Nicholas Cage) then the atmosphere of Everlasting will surely be reminiscent. Both movies weave a complex tale of the grubby underworld goings-on within the modelling industry and the danger that can be all around.
There are several instances of dark but yet fascinating writing throughout this movie and because of this the film never really lets you go and along with the superb acting performances of both Valentina de Angelis and Adam David, Everlasting is a brilliant movie.
Perhaps there isn't gore. Perhaps there aren't any real scenes of torture. But if you want to see a movie that can make you feel uncomfortable but also engaged throughout, then Everlasting should be on your must-see list.
It's a love story fuelled with suspense. Not exactly a revenge (or horror) movie but one full of intrigue and one that just never lets go of your emotions.