The Forgotten
7,882
Mystery. Fantasy
A grieving mother, Telly Paretta (Julianne Moore), struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist tells her that she has created eight years of memories of a son she never had. But when she meets a fellow patient who has a similar experience, Telly embarks on a mission to prove her son's existence and her sanity.
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United States | Chicago Tribune | "The stylish and imaginative imagery in director Joseph Ruben's film, not to mention the parapsychological twists and mysteries, evoke the work of director M. Night Shyamalan" | POS |
United States | Chicago Sun-Times | "'The Forgotten' is not a good movie, but at least it supplies a credible victim (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)" | NEU |
United States | The New York Times | "A pseudospiritual, mumbo-jumbo, science-fiction inflected mess (...) Ruben never settles into a coherent groove" | NEG |
United States | The Hollywood Reporter | "Sustains a few icy chills, but a mix of genres muddles the story" | NEU |
United States | Entertainment Weekly | "A thriller of carefully cultivated murk. It's enigmatic in the worst sense, in that every explanation for what's going on holds less water than the last" | NEG |
United States | The Washington Post | "An uneasy mix between 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' and the 'The X-Files,' and one not nearly as smart as either." | NEG |
United States | AV Club | "Though it soon devolves into a laughable mess, The Forgotten at least spends its first 10 minutes or so raising provocative questions" | NEG |
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