A rare horror film in which the heroes are better drawn than the monsters, this trips up because Schaech doesn't cut it as a master fiend and the car chases distract from the dread.
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12/30/06
The Forsaken (2001)
8 %
Reviews Counted: 52 Fresh: 4 Rotten:48 Average Rating: 3.4/10
Consensus:
It's all been done before, and done better.
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Synopsis: Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't supposed to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. Sean's new companion, Nick (Brendan Fehr), is not the laid... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Johnathon Schaech, Izabella Miko, Simon Rex
Director: J.S. Cardone
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The writer/director then squanders his wayward energies on repetitive, ham-fisted action and boring violence.
01/26/06
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12/15/03
Stripped to its essentials, this could have been an intriguing vampire movie.
09/17/01
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It's not a scary movie, it's a vampire movie. And in reality, it's kind of a bad vampire movie.
07/01/06
As a horror film, it's not scary nor suspenseful; and as an action picture, it's not terribly exciting, if at all.
12/08/02
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08/09/02
Bood-sucking vampires prey on teen TV stars. Never seen that one before...
07/09/02
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06/19/02
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The only true forsaken are the disillusioned patrons seeking a good vampire movie.
06/05/02
Near Dark, the last great 'vampires-in-the-desert' flick is blasphemed over and over again. If you're thinking of seeing this, don't.
06/03/02
Se puede ver solamente si se es fanático del género o si se asiste al cine con ganas de dejar las neuronas en la entrada por un par de horas.
01/15/02
Get out the garlic and the crosses and send this unholy film back to hell.
12/02/01
Some movies don't need to be analyzed, just watched. This is not one of those movies because it didn't entertain me. It bored me, and when I am bored I get cranky.
06/15/01
Vampire movies are almost by definition cheesy, but "The Forsaken" is a lot cheesier than most.
05/15/01
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