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The Forgotten Movie Review - Buy Movies - Rent Movies
Julianne Moore plays Telly Paretta, a mother who is coming to terms with the death of her son, Sam, who was killed in a plane accident… or was he? Telly not only has to deal with the possibility that her marriage to Jim (Anthony Edwards) could be breaking down but she also has to contend with the notion that her counsellor Dr. Jack Munce (Gary Sinise), who she is seeing to help her deal with Sam’s death, thinks she is delusional.
Both her doctor and her husband try to tell her that she never had a son but Telly refuses to accept this. She starts to investigate and look for evidence to prove to everyone and herself that she’s not mad. She finds an ally in Ash Correll, (Dominic West) who himself had a daughter who was on the same plane as Sam, who helps her to unlock the mystery of what really happened to their children. Are they alive or are they dead? Could it be possible that their children are just a figment of their imagination?
The beautiful Julianne Moore does her best to keep the interest in this film. Her performance is admirable considering the silliness of the script. That, they say is the sign of a good actor. She does however have decent support from the likes of Dominic West and Gary Sinise and it is the product of all these performances that make this film watchable. The direction, writing and the so-called soundtrack are very average as is the character development in the film. The two main characters are the only ones that show any sign of growth as the films goes on. Another problem is the development of the plot. For years on end films and programs such as The X-files, The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone all dealt with improbable and sometimes very absurd stories but the execution was what mattered. These three very famous programs knew how to tell an improbable story however the combination Mr.Gerald Di Pego, (Phenomenon) who is credited with writing this film and director Mr. Ruben are not quite as adept as storytelling in this movie as the Chris Carter’s of this world.
The Forgotten could be easily passed of as a feature length episode of The X-files but with two main drawbacks. The first being the absence of Mulder and Scully and the second being that the film came across as The X-files in its latter days when it dealt with a lot of ridiculous storylines centring around super soldiers and government conspiracies. If The Forgotten ran like an X-File from Series 1, 2 or 3 then this picture would have been a must. Unfortunately for everyone this is not the case.
Even though this is an inane attempt at a serious film, if you have 90 minutes to spare put your brain into neutral, try to ignore the execution of the storyline, then rest assured this will, somehow, turn out to be an entertaining movie. In a few years time expect this movie to be repeated over and over again on the Sci-Fi channel. Leon Nicholson
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