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The Forgotten (2004)

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Reviews Counted:33

Fresh:9

Rotten:24

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: The premise grows too ridiculous to take seriously.

Rated: PG-13 [See Full Rating] for intense thematic material, some violence and brief language

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Sep 24, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $66,641,205

Synopsis: What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In Revolution Studios' haunting psychological thriller The Forgotten, Telly Paretta... What if you were told that every moment you experienced and every memory you held dear never happened? In Revolution Studios' haunting psychological thriller The Forgotten, Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore) is tormented by the memory of her eight-year-old son Sam's death in a plane crash 14 months ago. While trying to work through her grief, and her subsequent estrangement from her husband Jim (Anthony Edwards), she is informed by her psychiatrist, Dr. Munce (Gary Sinise), that she is suffering from delusions, that her son never existed and she is fabricating his memories. Stunned, she tries to find evidence of Sam's existence photos, videos, scrapbooks. But it has all disappeared. Telly is convinced she is going mad until she meets Ash Correll (Dominic West), the father of one of the other plane crash victims. Together, they embark on a search to prove the existence of their children and reclaim their sanity. Revolution Studios Presents a Jinks/Cohen Company Production The Forgotten, a Columbia Pictures release. The film stars Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache and Anthony Edwards. The film is directed by Joseph Ruben from a screenplay written by Gerald DiPego. Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks and Joe Roth are the producers. Steve Nicolaides and Todd Garner are the executive producers. Anastas Michos is the director of photography. The production designer is Bill Groom. The editor is Richard Francis-Bruce, A.C.E. Cindy Evans is the costume designer. The music is by James Horner. -- © Columbia Pictures [More]

Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard

Starring: Julianne Moore, Dominic West, Gary Sinise, Alfre Woodard, Linus Roache, Anthony Edwards

Director: Joseph Ruben

Director: Joseph Ruben
Screenwriter: Gerald DiPego
Producer: Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks, Joe Roth
Composer: James Horner
Studio: Columbia Pictures

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Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
10/06/04
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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Moore is too precious a commodity to fritter away her time and talent on a no-thrills thriller as bland and superficial as The Forgotten.

Full Review Source: New York Observer | comment Comment
10/01/04
Rex Reed
Rex Reed
New York Observer
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It's very manipulative, it's very maddening -- and yet I found it very entertaining.

Full Review Source: Ebert & Roeper | comment Comment
09/27/04
Richard Roeper
Richard Roeper
Ebert & Roeper
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Slightly predictable and dumb when all is said and done.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
09/24/04
Desson Thomson
Desson Thomson
Washington Post
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An uneasy mix between Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and the The X-Files, and one not nearly as smart as either.

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09/24/04
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Perhaps wisely leaves more questions than it answers and for the most part manages to maintain its suspense.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
09/24/04
Brian Lowry
Brian Lowry
Variety
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It's the central casting of the remarkable Julianne Moore that gives the movie both a core and a heart, particularly when Di Pego's script starts making its way further and further out along the limb of credibility.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
09/24/04
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star
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Never comes out from under the weight of its dreariness, despite fine acting, foot chases and conspiracy theories galore.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
09/24/04
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
San Francisco Chronicle
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Has shocks and a solid performance, but no intelligence to go with them.

Full Review Source: ReelViews | comment Comment
09/24/04
James Berardinelli
James Berardinelli
ReelViews
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The only mystery here, once the lights come up, is why these good people signed on to appear in this sad mistake.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
09/24/04
Stephen Whitty
Stephen Whitty
Newark Star-Ledger
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Devolves into a best-forgotten clone of an utterly illogical X-Files episode.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
09/24/04
Megan Lehmann
Megan Lehmann
New York Post
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It has been 17 years since Joseph Ruben last directed a good thriller (The Stepfather), and it may be another 17 if he can't find better material than Gerald Di Pego's script for The Forgotten.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
09/24/04
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
New York Daily News
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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.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
09/24/04
Carina Chocano
Carina Chocano
Los Angeles Times
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As the psychological thriller moves steadily into science fiction, the switch in genres is never convincing.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
09/24/04
Kirk Honeycutt
Kirk Honeycutt
Hollywood Reporter
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There is nothing worse than a thriller that doesn't play fair.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
09/24/04
Rick Groen
Rick Groen
Globe and Mail
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We get all of Moore, which is a lot, but only half a story, which is not quite enough to make The Forgotten a winning thriller.

Full Review Source: Denver Post | comment Comment
09/24/04
Michael Booth
Michael Booth
Denver Post
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The movie begins with a premise: A mother remembers her lost son, and everyone she trusts tells her she only imagines she had a son. That's a great story idea. But it's all downhill from there.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
09/24/04
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Maybe you'll kick yourself upon leaving the theater, but while the lights are down you're engaged and increasingly, pleasurably thunderstruck.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
09/24/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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It's amazing the acting talent assembled for this mess.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
09/24/04
Eric Harrison
Eric Harrison
Houston Chronicle
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A surprisingly action-packed wingding of a flick, a snappy Twilight Zone episode blown satisfyingly large beyond expectations.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
09/24/04
Tom Long
Tom Long
Detroit News
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