'The Forgotten' deserves to be.
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09/27/04
The Forgotten (2004)
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Reviews Counted:166
Fresh:51
Rotten:115
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: The premise grows too ridiculous to take seriously.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In Revolution Studios' haunting psychological thriller The Forgotten, Telly Paretta... [More]
Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard
Director: Joseph Ruben
Reviews for The Forgotten
It's very manipulative, it's very maddening -- and yet I found it very entertaining.
09/27/04
...a disjointed and derivatively dour drama. Sadly, The Forgotten isn’t worth hosting a memory cramp in the cloudy, convoluted noggin.
09/27/04
Joseph Ruben directs this thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
09/27/04
It's not the impossible premise that snaps the suspension of disbelief but the absurd details (these all-powerful conspirators use WALLPAPER to cover up evidence??)...
09/27/04
In this dumb movie, people do more running than anyone in "Chariots of Fire" and "Forrest Gump" combined.
09/27/04
...felt like a mid-list X-Files episode...
09/26/04
Moore's strength as an actor lifts this film above itself and makes it a fun and exciting ride, as long as you don't know anything going into it.
09/26/04
It has action, moments that will make you jump, plus an emotional connection. It takes an unexpected shift in direction, but it's still entertaining.
09/26/04
After toying with the audience for most of the picture's time, 'The Forgotten' simply leaves us hanging.
09/26/04
Mood over matter...[If] a puzzle is more about spending time with the pieces than regarding the finished picture...you can enjoy The Forgotten as a matinee trifle.
09/26/04
Like a trashy supermarket tabloid, we are drawn to its cheap thrills.
09/26/04
A profoundly silly film that fails as both a sci-fi head trip and a deeper drama about a mother's love for her child.
09/25/04
The ending is one of the most awful I’ve seen in a major motion picture.
09/25/04
Thrumming up a bravely silly premise with some forceful and dexterous acting choices, Moore is palpably haunted through the film, and yet you imagine this is fun for her.
09/25/04
Mother knows best in this unforgettable thriller.
09/25/04
The Forgotten is kinetic enough to keep you in your seat, but it slips from memory quickly.
09/25/04
The Forgotten delivers enough chills and thrills to make us forget its flaws
09/25/04
Despite its thriller and sci-fi trappings, this film is, above all, a tribute to the strength of a mother's love and courage.
09/25/04
The sort of movie where, once you learn what's really going on, you realize you liked it better when you didn't know.
09/24/04
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