Quartile rating: 6/10 · 1 rating
Barely coping with the end of her marriage, Tessa Connover learns that her ex-husband, David, is now happily engaged to Julia. Trying to settle into her new life after moving in with David, Julia believes she has finally met the man of her dreams, the man who can help her forget her troubled past. Soon, Tessa's jealousy starts to consume her, and she will stop at nothing to turn Julia's paradise into the ultimate nightmare.
Unforgettable (2017) is a fairly straightforward 'obsessed ex-wife' thriller that follows a well-worn template. The plot offers few genuine surprises, hitting familiar beats of manipulation, gaslighting, and escalating danger without meaningful subversion. The acting is serviceable but uneven — Katherine Heigl leans into her icy villain role with some commitment, while Rosario Dawson's performance is constrained by an underwritten protagonist. Cinematography is clean and polished for a studio thriller, with competent staging and slick visuals that elevate the material slightly. Novelty is low — the 'crazy ex' archetype is deeply familiar, and the film does little to distinguish itself from predecessors like 'The Hand That Rocks the Cradle' or 'Fatal Attraction.' The ending resolves predictably with a conventional confrontation and pat resolution, offering no real payoff or emotional resonance beyond genre expectation.