This flashy fright flick doesn't break any new ground, but puts an attractive gloss on genre conventions.
Chalk it up as a middling B-pic that, with a bit more wit and style, could have been at least a cult item.
Had it exhibited a modicum of restraint, The Forsaken could have been twice as scary.
Writer-director J.S. Cardone's low-budget mishmash offers precious little in the way of thrills and chills, much less coherent storytelling.
Vampire movies aren't what they used to be. How about a little mist, some shadows, some pale gray faces set off by stark red lips? Maestro, a little Transylvanian mood music, if you please.
While it's rarely scary, the film is often gory.
