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PerineumJan 14, 2020

Julianne is captivating in this movie. If you're going to see this movie, she is one reason to see it. Her acting in the movie is infallible.

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drone41Feb 9, 2018

I have a headache thanks to this movie. Don't try to watch this, only can make you feel sick.

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Appendage7Jan 17, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the NSA agents' name is Al Petalis. Petalis is Latin for petal (as in flower petal). Rose petals are traditionally a symbol for love and devotion and can also be a symbol of motherhood -- the two main themes of the movie… Expand

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ImpugnJan 12, 2020

I wanted Julianne Moore to do a thriller or horror movie for a long time. She finally did with "The Forgotten" & she nailed the role. I like the movie because the storyline is supernatural and the special effects are unlike any seen before inI wanted Julianne Moore to do a thriller or horror movie for a long time. She finally did with "The Forgotten" & she nailed the role. I like the movie because the storyline is supernatural and the special effects are unlike any seen before in a thriller. Also there is plenty of mystery to be untangled before the movie ends. The Forgotten is a great movie to watch if you want a movie that is well acted & totally different from the usual horror thriller, B+.… Expand

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worleyjamersJun 8, 2013

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the first half...the pacing especially. The film follows a woman who is grieving over the loss of her son, and then during that process, she's informed that her son didn't exist. The plot progressed nicely and was aided by the solid performances by Julianne Moore and Dominic West. Then there was sudden shift about 3/4's of the way through the film where it just all went downhill. The plot got really confusing, and then the ending was like...wtf. Overall, a decent and entertaining film, but I was slightly disappointed because I thought it had potential.… Expand

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Lopez17Aug 11, 2010

What if someone told you that your child never existed that it was all just apart of your imagination that you dreamed up a happy life, with a happy little boy/girl. Then one day you wake up and that child is suddenly forgotten pictures,What if someone told you that your child never existed that it was all just apart of your imagination that you dreamed up a happy life, with a happy little boy/girl. Then one day you wake up and that child is suddenly forgotten pictures, videos, friends everyone who knew your child suddenly has forgotten that he/she ever existed. Joseph Ruben's "The Forgotten" explores themes relating to the above statement, Ruben's film tells the story of a grieving mother named Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore) who fourteen months ago lost her nine-year-old son Sam in a plane crash and every day she goes to her and looks at his precious baseball cap and catcherâ… Expand

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TinaA.Jun 1, 2006

Are you people insane? This movie was amazing, and one of the best thrillers ever! Ms. Moore was spectacular!

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Alexander_FredDec 9, 2011

The Forgotten starts off splendidly leaving questions unanswered so that suspense builds. Then, we discover the source of the missing children and the entire story crumbles. This film had the capacity to be a great mystery and psychologicalThe Forgotten starts off splendidly leaving questions unanswered so that suspense builds. Then, we discover the source of the missing children and the entire story crumbles. This film had the capacity to be a great mystery and psychological thriller with great themes of love, morality, and family, but ultimately, it becomes inane, far fetched, and a laughable farce.… Expand

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WriteFilmLive21Dec 17, 2012

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "The Forgotten" is, in short, a movie quite worth forgetting. The initial premise is intriguing - Julianne Moore plays a mother who lost her son in a plane crash, only to realize that the child was supposedly stillborn and she has invented 9 years of memories with him. Unfortunately, it doesn't take long at all before the film goes from interesting to bland and silly. At 91 minutes, the movie is astonishingly short for what it's trying to do, resulting in consistent overpacing - it feels you've only been watching 10 minutes before Moore's confronting the idea that her son never existed, and about 5 minutes later she's joined up with a father in a similar predicament and on the run from NSA agents. And just when this movie seems to strike the most basic level of boring, our characters come to the realization that their kids are still alive, and have really been . . . (sigh) . . . abducted by aliens. Really? Aliens? We went from an engaging psychological thriller to aliens? And of all the scientific research priorities such aliens would have upon discovering our species, the one they choose is kidnapping children to see if they can dissolve the parent-child bond? Is this a drama or a comedy? The main alien villain (who shows up about 5 minutes in and is a patently obvious "secret" antagonist right off) is probably the blandest and most nonchalant extraterrestrial ever put to film, whose one single freak-out moment is reserved for a cheap CGI face gimmick and a bunch of breaking glass (because, you know, yelling solves everything). And outside of Moore herself, the rest of the characters might as well be forgotten also, because they're about as memorable and deep as the aliens. Honestly, this film should have ended 20 minutes in - Moore finds out she's nuts, she's locked up, the end. Nice, neat, and a big time-saver. A shame her talents went toward such a lazily-written film.… Expand

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Meth-dudeApr 20, 2014

Is it a good concept? yeah but the result is really boring, gosh,i ****** hate this movie. It's really long for nothing the acting is bad and the result is horribly bad.

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chelanoOct 7, 2011

Ok I will say off the bat that the whole concept to the movie is a little strange. You start to figure most of it out by the middle of the film. By the end, it comes clear and is a little off. The cast on the other hand were pretty good.Ok I will say off the bat that the whole concept to the movie is a little strange. You start to figure most of it out by the middle of the film. By the end, it comes clear and is a little off. The cast on the other hand were pretty good. Julianne Moore was pretty excellent as well as Dominic West who also had a big part. Side characters were also good like Gary Sinise and my personal favorite from the movie, Linus Roache. He basically played the bad guy and really had no emotion until later in the film. But having no emotion made him a very creepy character to watch. I really wished more out of this movie. I guess the story was just ok for me, but I did enjoy watching it. I keep feeling like they could of took a different direction and did better though.… Expand

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Critic2012Jun 10, 2012

The Forgotten begins with an intriguing premise: however, as the story develops, the audience realizes that the film may not be so psychological as it is supernatural. The film had lots of potential, but it didn't follow through.

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Kai82Sep 7, 2021

A masterpiece with a flaw that can ruin the experience. On one hand this is a fresh idea, has an intense, immersive and emotional story and a good cast of actors that enhance it. On the other hand it gets weaker towards the end and the twistA masterpiece with a flaw that can ruin the experience. On one hand this is a fresh idea, has an intense, immersive and emotional story and a good cast of actors that enhance it. On the other hand it gets weaker towards the end and the twist or reveal ruined this experience for many. It is one of these great stories that are awesome but they can not finish it properly. Even I who enjoyed it a lot and did not mind the twist that much will admit that it took me out of the immersion and decreased my rating. Think of it like an M Night Shyamalan movie were a lot depends on the twist. The movie itself has elements from a psychological thriller, horror movie and another genre I cant spoil. The story follows Telly Paretta who grieves about the loss of her son Sam who died 14 months ago in a plane crash. She still suffers and cant go on with her life. When she returns from work she finds Sam’s room redecorated and immediately (verbally) attacks her husband for this insensitivity. However her husband tells her they never had a son and it was all in her imagination. Strangely this seems to be correct for others too and she goes on the journey to find answers to this. Like I said it starts really strong. The suspense and atmosphere are amazing. It creates an immersion many other movies fail to archive. Sadly they lost momentum towards the end and the twist or reveal harms the overall experience. For me not that much to be fair but others hated that with passion. To be fair again while I have some ideas to improve the story with better twists I am not sure that it would work any better. So lets say it is good but has weaknesses too. Now lets continue with the actors. Telly Paretta is played by Julianne Moore who is an amazing actress. She fully delivers the full range of the role and I praise her for this good performance. Dominic West as Ash also delivers a good performance and has good chemistry with Julianne Moore. The rest of the cast is an addition and I don't mean this negatively. They enhance the story and are the vehicle for the main characters journey and character development. So in this regard I see no weaknesses or missteps. Visually they do a lot to deliver the atmosphere. Because this is done in a sneaky and intuitive way I did not recognize it until the later half of the movie. The soundtrack enhances this too. Overall I repeat my opening statement. This is a masterpiece with one potential weakness that can ruin the experience. Still I considered it a good experience, a fresh idea and something worth to discuss with friends. Would recommend to watch it but the warning is fair.… Expand

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Sosmooth1982Dec 22, 2022

I thought this movie would have been a lot better then it was. It was a good story, but the movie just dragged on it was more boring then interesting.

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BrianH.Apr 10, 2006

I am now dumber for having watched this. The digital cable review said "watch for the twist ending!" I am still waiting.....for the two hours of my life I wasted on this movie back.

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MarkB.Nov 13, 2004

There just isn't enough space, here or elsewhere, to adequately praise Julianne Moore. In films like Safe, Far from Heaven and The Hours, she corners the market on portrayals of suburban wives and mothers whose outward security and There just isn't enough space, here or elsewhere, to adequately praise Julianne Moore. In films like Safe, Far from Heaven and The Hours, she corners the market on portrayals of suburban wives and mothers whose outward security and placidity eventually gives way to hidden fears and desires that polite society doesn't allow to be discussed much less dealt with. (It's interesting that the offscreen Moore seems to have such a happy, totally uncomplicated family life.) Though I'm sure its makers weren't ambitious enough to intend it to be, The Forgotten, a modest, trendily conspiracy-minded thriller, is an interesting addition to the above list of delineations of Moore's most recognizable screen character. She plays a mom whose beloved son almost literally disappears into thin air before the movie begins; other similarly afflicted parents she meets have not only taken their tragic losses in stride, but seem to have completely forgotten that their children ever even existed. Moore not only won't forget, but her behavior--which most of us would consider for the most part absolutely normal and understandable for a grieving parent who has been denied closure--is viewed by the others (and by society) as completely inappropriate and bizarre. There are definitely all sort of potentially provocative subtexts here, but writer Gerard DiPego (Phenomenon) and director Joseph Ruben don't take the opportunities. Although this movie could be described as "The 2004 M. Night Shyamalan Movie That M. Night DIDN'T Make", Ruben is no auteur like the brains behind The Village. A competent, workmanlike thriller director who, along with Jonathan Demme, John Waters, Joe Camp, Michael Schultz and Bob Clark (what a motley crew THAT is!) is one of the very few 2004 directors to have been working since the 1970s, Ruben is primarily interested in goosing you from behind and yelling "BOO!" And that he does very effectively; an out-of-nowhere shock that Steven Spielberg delivered so effectively in Jaws, but did once and only once, is repeated several times here. (Judging from the reaction of the audience I saw this with, I've no doubt that the theater ushers who clean up the spilled popcorn and drinks between showings really earned their pay with this one.) Maybe this is why (some Metacritic voters to the contrary) The Forgotten, despite its seemingly out-of-nowhere ending that really isn't, hasn't aroused the extreme anger among some moviegoers that Shyamalan's far more ambitious, accomplished and elegant The Village has. Through it all, Moore delivers yet another perfectly tuned characterization that beautifully portrays all the necessary emotional peaks and valleys of her character's journey without ever seeming false, over the top or straining for effect. All in all, with Moore, The Forgotten is more than the sum of its parts; without Moore, it would be far, far less.… Expand

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JackL.Nov 18, 2005

An average movie with alot of potentiel, had the ending been thought out with a bit more realism. Worth a rent if your into these kind of thriller's (like the sixth sense, etc.).

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eva3si0nApr 23, 2023

The Forgotten is a classic thriller from the early noughties. Julianne Moore's good acting is perhaps the only plus of the film. Everything else in the film is secondary and not expressive. A typical level B thriller to watch once. There isThe Forgotten is a classic thriller from the early noughties. Julianne Moore's good acting is perhaps the only plus of the film. Everything else in the film is secondary and not expressive. A typical level B thriller to watch once. There is no suspense as such, the plot almost does not keep the viewer tense, and the plot seems to oblige. Secondary characters do not affect the plot in any way. The film tries to partially compensate for all this mischief with a mystery, but it is also mediocre. The alternative ending is not much different from the classic ending. Don't waste your time on this mediocre film.… Expand

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AgentZNov 22, 2021

God-awful movie. A confusing, unrealistic, and illogical thriller that admittedly starts off promising, but then as the premise grows the story becomes more and more ridiculous and improbable. It’s not even suspenseful, in fact, there is zeroGod-awful movie. A confusing, unrealistic, and illogical thriller that admittedly starts off promising, but then as the premise grows the story becomes more and more ridiculous and improbable. It’s not even suspenseful, in fact, there is zero suspense in this thriller. It’s best that The Forgotten remains forgotten.… Expand

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