Daniela Forever

Before Daniela Forever goes off the rails in a disappointing series of twists, it pulls us in with a visual style that distinguishes it from others with a familiar premise...

Though its darkness may be alienating, there’s something to be said about a love story that isn’t afraid to admit that one of the lovers isn’t the charming dreamboat he appears to be. And to Golding’s credit, there’s no vanity in his portrayal of Nicolas.

Vigalondo challenges that we all have to wake up sometime, no matter how deep our grief.

If you dreamed up a movie defined by empty creative choice after empty creative choice that completely collapses in on itself, it would probably look a lot like “Daniela Forever.”

Golding is clever casting.

You are taken on a complex emotional journey where there is a real tenderness in how Nacho Vigalondo approaches this touch subject matter. The brutal reality of loss and how to cope is at its core and one that will leave its mark on you.

The world-building isn’t expansive enough to bear the weight of this ambitious blend of sci-fi and romcom, but its sly subversion of the meet-cute and its knotted examination of loss make for a worthwhile, charmingly earnest experience.

Slightly less bleak than previous offerings, Nacho Vigalondo’s latest film is still soaked in pathos as it explores the power of grief and desperate lengths that people will go to to hold onto a memory. 



The pace may be hampered at times, it may have had too much footage, and with a little more energy it could have been a perfect film. [Full review in Spanish]

Nacho Vigalondo continues his efforts to fill his filmography with unique, unclassifiable work, dreamy and eternal pieces of cinema. [Full review in Spanish]