Forsaken
Momentum Pictures | Release Date: February 19, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 17 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
Mixed:
9
Negative:
2
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanFeb 25, 2016
The movie has four significant virtues, principally its cast. Read full review
75
The PlaylistOktay Ege Kozak Feb 23, 2016
Old-school western fans won’t find a lot of originality here, but if you’re looking for a well-executed, straight genre exercise, give it a shot. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyFeb 19, 2016
It has a solid story to tell, and tells it with no winks and few, if any, frills. It’s involving and ultimately exciting. Read full review
75
New York PostLou LumenickFeb 18, 2016
Tautly directed by Kiefer’s longtime “24’’ helmer Jon Cassar, Forsaken greatly benefits from the poignant teaming of its father-and-son stars — as well as Michael Wincott as an especially elegant and eloquent gunfighter who has great respect for John. Read full review
70
VarietyJoe LeydonJan 22, 2016
Refreshingly and unabashedly sincere in its embrace of Western conventions and archetypes, this pleasingly retrograde sagebrush saga should play exceptionally well with currently under-served genre fans. Read full review
67
Entertainment WeeklyChristian HolubFeb 24, 2016
Donald spits hot fire and brimstone, but Kiefer remains as bland an avenging angel of action as ever. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsAllen SalkinFeb 19, 2016
Kiefer and Donald Sutherland share emotionally taut scenes set in lush, mountainous country. They both look great and act well. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthyFeb 18, 2016
Once the pieces are all in their places, the deliberate set-up begins to pay some dividends to those who relish the form. Read full review
60
The GuardianHenry BarnesJan 22, 2016
Jon Cassar’s film rejects the recent revisionism that’s flooded the genre. His take – a straight rip-off of the classics – is weirdly refreshing as a result. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloFeb 17, 2016
An opportunity to see the Sutherlands onscreen together — with Donald playing Kiefer’s disapproving preacher dad — is the only new thing that Forsaken has to offer. Whether that’s enough will vary according to taste. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerMar 18, 2016
Typical themes (redemption, forgiveness) are laid out with little imagination. Read full review
50
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayFeb 18, 2016
It's a treat to see Kiefer and Donald side by side, and both give fine performances. But a pairing this special deserved a story more unique than "reluctant killer reaches for his guns." Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 26, 2016
The best you can say about Forsaken is that it attracted a good cast, sports the odd cool character or hard-bitten bit of dialogue and that the rare surprises in its stolid, formulaic script are pleasant ones. Read full review
40
CineVueMatthew AndersonJun 23, 2016
Directed by Jon Cassar, Forsaken is a humdrum Western which never demonstrates even the suggestion of a trick up its sleeve. Read full review
40
The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerFeb 18, 2016
A starry father-son pairing is largely squandered in Forsaken, an old-school western that is a little too old school for its own good. Read full review
38
Slant MagazineCarson LundFeb 14, 2016
The film adheres to the dictionary definition of a classical genre without ever attempting to subvert it. Read full review
30
Village VoiceNick SchagerFeb 16, 2016
Amid Kiefer's narrow-eyed glowering, Donald's exhausted-sage routine, and Moore's approximation of rural homeliness, only Wincott seems to fit in, exuding a poised, laconic cold-bloodedness that stands in stark contrast to the film's inert phoniness. Read full review
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