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The Forsaken (2001)

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Reviews Counted:10

Fresh:2

Rotten:8

Average Rating:3.6/10

Consensus: It's all been done before, and done better.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong violence/gore, language and sexuality

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Apr 27, 2001 Wide

Box Office: $6,258,942

Synopsis: Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't supposed to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a... Driving cross-country to deliver a vintage Mercedes, Sean (Kerr Smith) does the one thing he wasn't supposed to do -- pick up a hitchhiker. From that moment on, his road trip is transformed into a surreal and terrifying nightmare. Sean's new companion, Nick (Brendan Fehr), is not the laid back, aimless traveler he seems to be. He is a hunter. And his prey are a roving band of forsaken youths who feed upon hapless victims found in the dead of night—in a word, vampires. When Sean and Nick pick up the dazed and frightened Megan (Izabella Miko), whom the killers had left for dead, she becomes a human lure for the vampires. The stakes are raised when Sean himself is infected. The only cure for them all is to kill the host organism, Kit (Johnathon Schaech), the vicious leader. It's a deadly race against time to escape the fate of their enemies— joining the ranks of the insatiable undead forever. -- © 2001 Screen Gems [More]

Starring: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Johnathon Schaech, Izabella Miko

Starring: Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Johnathon Schaech, Izabella Miko, Simon Rex, Alexis Thorpe, Phina Oruche

Director: J.S. Cardone

Director: J.S. Cardone
Studio: Screen Gems

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Robert Denerstein
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06/19/02
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An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick.

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03/22/02
Liam Lacey
Liam Lacey
Globe and Mail
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A wearying desert-bound mess of exposed flesh, horrendous editing, retrograde effects and a grade-Z story.

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05/02/01
Wesley Morris
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San Francisco Chronicle
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Startlingly amateurish.

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05/02/01
Bruce Fretts
Bruce Fretts
Entertainment Weekly
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A fitting title, it seems that almost everything in this film is either forsaken or just plain neglected, including plot, characters and logic.

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05/02/01
Robert K. Elder
Robert K. Elder
Chicago Tribune
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Uses its WB pretty boys as a lure -- but the only ones biting are the laughable bloodsuckers of the title.

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04/30/01
Kristy Martin
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As hard as it tries, this film is no Near Dark -- not nearly.

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04/30/01
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
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This slight but not altogether uninteresting monster opera can be a hoot.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/30/01
Miles Beller
Miles Beller
Los Angeles Times
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It trots out its full arsenal of shock tactics far too early in the game and squanders the suspense it has accumulated.

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04/30/01
Stephen Holden
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New York Times
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Toothless bloodsuckers will bore you to death.

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04/27/01
Lou Lumenick
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New York Post
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Scary and sexy.

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04/27/01
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