Forever Lulu is a tragic and touching story about a woman who tries to rekindle a dream that was ripped away from her sixteen years ago. Melanie Griffith plays Lulu, a woman who has been dealing with schizophrenia for most of her life. She breaks out of a mental institution and reunites with her college sweetheart played by Patrick Swayze. She informs him that she gave up their baby years ago and the two set out on a journey to find him, while being tracked down by Swayze's wife, played by Penelope Ann Miller. Melanie Griffith continues to shine in a string of beautiful performances (Another Day in Paradise, Crazy in Alabama, RKO 281, and Cecil B. Demented). In Forever Lulu, Griffith gets a chance to sink her teeth in a meaty role and she is radiant. It is unfortunate that her costars (Swayze and Miller) do not illuminate the same performance. They seem tired and bored, and are not getting better with age as Griffith is. However, all and all, the film is worth seeing if only for Griffith's performance.
Review of Forever Lulu
