‘Unforgettable’ Trailer: Katherine Heigl Declares War On Rosario Dawson
Unforgettablebelongs to a surprisingly large subgenre: the “Jealous Woman Stalks The Woman Who Stole Her Man” thriller. If you aren’t familiar with this very specific kind of tale, you probably don’t go to movie theaters from January through April or have access to the Lifetime network. Anyway, the first trailer for this movie has arrived and at first glance, it certainly seems likeUnforgettableisn’t going to surprise anyone familiar with this particular template. It just depends on how much audiences want to watchKatherine HeiglandRosario Dawsonengage in a battle of quickly escalating wills.
You know the drill: Rosario Dawson has gotten engaged to a man, but his ex-wife, played by Katherine Heigl, is still in the picture. And while she may put on the “let’s be friends” act for about three seconds, she’s really here to destroy Dawson’s life and reclaim the life that she had stolen from her. The trailer pretty much lays out of the entire movie beat-for-beat, spoiling many twists and culminating in a life-or-death struggle that everyone saw coming.
Tone is vital in material like this, with the right choices edging you towardFatal Attractionand the wrong choices steering you into TV Movie-ville. This is the directorial debut ofDenise Di Novi, so it’s practically impossible to event make a wager one way or another. Maybe she’ll surprise us? After all, she’s a veteran producer whose filmography is full of genuine classics likeHeathers,Edward ScissorhandsandEd Woodalongside pretty good movies likeFocusandCrazy Stupid Love. She also has a credit onCatwoman, but everyone makes mistakes. In any case,I’ll make the same argument here that I made forUnderworld: Blood Wars: in an industry where women are treated as second class citizens, it truly does perk me up to see a female director helming cinematic junk food like this. It’s a small step, but it’s a step.
