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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 70L.A. WeeklyJon StricklandL.A. WeeklyJon StricklandMidway through, the plot pulls itself out of its doldrums with a sudden, heart-twisting turn. Ruben still knows how to cut a sequence for maximum jolt, and, ultimately, he and DiPego manage to summon up some of the B-movie paranoia that fueled "The Stepfather," turning in a pleasantly nonsensical roller-coaster ride.
- 63Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneThe 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.
- 58Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanA 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.
- 50Dallas ObserverRobert WilonskyDallas ObserverRobert WilonskyUltimately only Moore, with her eyes always half-damp and voice half-cracked and body language half-mad, keeps the movie on the ground, when it too often threatens to fly into the thin air, where the audience would laugh it off the screen.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttSustains a few icy chills, but a mix of genres muddles the story.
- 50ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliThis could easily go down as the year's best example of solid acting in a wretched motion picture.
- 50Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanBy the self-contradictory and ludicrous end, I had the mixed satisfaction of being proved right in my disappointment. (Di Pego wrote the equally silly "Instinct" and "Angel Eyes," so I can't say I was surprised.)
- 50Miami HeraldMiami HeraldThe ending of The Forgotten leaves you feeling the same way, wondering just how much -- if anything -- of what came before actually happened.
- 40Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombThe resolution is as surprise-free as it is improbably sunny.
- 30The New York TimesManohla DargisThe New York TimesManohla DargisIn the preposterous thriller The Forgotten, a pseudospiritual, mumbo-jumbo, science-fiction inflected mess, the director Joseph Ruben does not just fail to tap into Ms. Moore's talent; he barely gets her attention.