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| The Forgotten | 
| Category: Movie
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Avg. Customer Rating:  278 reviews
Sales Rank: 7288
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 95 minutes
ASIN: B000T4349G
Theatrical Release Date: September 23, 2004
Release Date: November 25, 2008 (New: Last 30 Days)
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 M O T I O N BLUUUURRRRRRIINNNNGGGGGGG. April 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
THIS MOVIE IS ALMOST UNWATCHABLE; UNLESS THE ACTORS ARE STANDING STILL! OUT OF
FOCUS AND MOTION BLURRING. I CAN SEE WHY THEY HAVE IT FOR ONLY 99 CENTS. BUY
THE DVD OR RENT IT FROM ITUNES.
 Roll Away The Stone March 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Warning: spoilers contained. Julianne Moore leads the cast as a grieving mother on a tour de force that draws her into her personal hell, driven by heart alone as everyone, and everything, around her discounts her inner conviction that something else has happened to her missing son. Her husband is of no help, even trying to convince her that they never had a son. But just as she seems to be headed straight for a straight jacket, pieces of the wallpaper start to peel away and eventually the top is taken off of the day-to-day conventional notion of reality, plunging it into something that is totally unknown territory. Not only is the movie an almost continuous metaphor of messages, it provides a revelatory experience for the viewer as the plot unfolds and while some characters are unknowing, others, in the roles of authority to whom we have been taught to trust, are found out to be playing a pantomime while knowing of a deeper line of subterfuge. Why are they doing this when it appears that they are selling us out? What force would have the ability to alter our perceived reality so thoroughly and completely? A moody movie of foreboding overtones with many shades of blue that, along with Ms. Moore's performance, makes for sumptuous viewing, a preview and a catalyst for a meta-level of consciousness, a wave of awakening that is coming to engulf us all in a time of disclosure that is unparalleled in human history. If you felt uncomfortable or if it went over your head, try watching it again. You are close to something.
Dude, where's my son? February 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Forgotten features Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore), who has been in mourning because of the death of her 9-year-old son, Sam. She's been grieving for over a year, and like a prisoner counting the days incarcerated, she can recite the time since his death down to the millisecond.
The thing is, everyone is telling her she's delusional. Even though she swears he lived, and subsequently died in a plane crash, everyone, her shrink (Gary Sinise), and even her husband Jim are telling her the kid didn't exist. They even go so far as to remove all personal objects one day when she is gone, just so they can convince her she is insane. Telly, on the other hand, knows what she remembers, and enlists the help of Ash Correll (Dominic West), the father of a little girl who was killed on the same plane flight. Ash doesn't remember his daughter, but with some help from Telly, and the Detective on the case (Alfre Woodard), they are able to convince Ash.
I suppose this could have been taken two ways. One, we know beforehand that she had a kid, and the kid is missing, but everyone is trying to convince her otherwise. Or, two, the suspense and mystery is lengthened so that we are unsure if she is actually delusional or not. As it stands, we know she is telling the truth, and that all others are attemping to convince her otherwise for some strange reason.
Anyway, the suspense is top-notch, and the audience is kept guessing until the very end. It's god an eerie, old-school Alfred Hitchcock feel to it. What I mean by that is the story is told in such a way that there is genuine intrigue, and not the foreshadowing nonsense of most contemporary movies that allows the audience to figure things out about halfway through the viewing.
Be on the lookout for a specific special effects scene in which a reverse bungee jump type maneuver is accomplished. It's gasp-worthy, and a nice touch that allows the viewer to empathize a bit with the helplessness being experienced by Telly.
ok flick....kinda regret buying it, though January 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not trying to be a hater, but I honestly regret buying this film. I saw it in theaters and thought, "Pretty clever. Ms. Moore certainly is a phenominal actress," and she is; she does a great performance in this film as the freaked-out mother on a mission to find her child who mysteriously vanished from the face of the Earth, from photographs, from people's memories.
NO SPOILERS, but I didn't care for the ending.
This is a movie that, if you're wanting to have a scary-movie-theme movie night with your friends, you might check this out. The problem is there are about a dozen other films with this exact plot. It's something to rent, and I give it 3 stars because it is a good film. It's just not worth the money to own, because the odds are you'll only watch it once.
Good Concept, Badly Played Out December 11, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The Forgotten has a very good plot about kids who go missing, and their parents are the only ones who remember them However, the played-outedness (not a word, yes, I know) is very poor. I thought some parts were SO confusing, such as when the woman is pulled through the air. Like, WHAAAAAAAAT???? Why the heck did she just fly into nothingness. Anyway, this is a very mediocre movie. I think that it could have been good if the productionists had a better director.
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