Turns out to be a grade-A B-movie that grounds its thrills in particulars of time, place, and character, so that when the time comes to make the leap into the wholly preposterous, we do so willingly. This is a movie that earns our trust -- and then happily abuses it.Read Full Review »
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Salon.com: Stephanie Zacharek
Begins as a perfectly reasonable thriller and ends up rather an inane one.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
A thriller of carefully cultivated murk. It's enigmatic in the worst sense, in that every explanation for what's going on holds less water than the last.Read Full Review »
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ReelViews: James Berardinelli
This could easily go down as the year's best example of solid acting in a wretched motion picture.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
The Forgotten is not a good movie, but at least it supplies a credible victim (Moore).Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
It's really weird. Has its share of visceral surprises. Slightly predictable and dumb when all is said and done.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Ann Hornaday
An uneasy mix between "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" and the "The X-Files," and one not nearly as smart as either.Read Full Review »
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NewsWeek: David Ansen
It's poppycock, but well directed: Ruben delivers two or three guaranteed jolts, which almost make up for the copout of an ending.Read Full Review »
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Village Voice: Mark Holcomb
The resolution is as surprise-free as it is improbably sunny.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Carina Chocano
Such unabashed ludicrousness can be fun, in a brainless sort of way, especially when it's coupled with lots of sudden defibrillator jolts underscored by crashing cymbals. If there's one thing The Forgotten has, it's plenty of cardiac moments.Read Full Review »
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