The ending

Sure, the movie was mediocre. And you never really find out what Barbara's grandmother did that was soooo notorious. Kind of a major thing to not reveal given that it drives a lot of Barbara's motivations and decisions throughout the film.

I thought Robert Mitchum was the strongest thing about the movie. This being my first Ava film, I have to say, I wasn't really that impressed. Although, I am going to check out The Killers, as that looks awesome.

Back to My Forbidden Past. I really loved the end of the movie, after Barbara testifies in court as to what really happened, that Paul killed Corinne, and that Mark was innocent.

After Paul is taken away, Barbara has a break down of sorts, begging Mark to take her away so she doesn't have to face the town after admitting her true ancestry.

Mark then says that there is no running away and she is going to have to face a lot: her role in Corinne's murder, her ancestry, the reaction of people in town, and for the first time ever in her life, she was really going to have to face herself. And that maybe, just maybe, if she does that, she'll be alright.

I felt it was the one truly moving scene in the movie, for me anyway, and elevated it to a 6.5 from a 6. Still a low rating but there was at least one scene that moved me emotionally in this so I don't feel, as others have stated on the forum, that the whole film was a waste.