The Forgotten

Comments:

Many people who have reviewed The Forgotten seem to think it is an overlong X-Files episode, and I agree with this to an extent. But what's never mentioned is that X-Files was an awesome show, and comparisons to that show are a good thing IMHO. Moore, who carries this one, plays a grieving mother (Telly Paretta) who misses her son Sam, killed in a plane crash 14 months ago. Sinise plays her shrink Dr. Munce, trying to ease her pain. However, things soon take a turn for the weird when Moore comes home and pictures and videos of Sam are missing or blank. Her husband then tells her they never had a son, and Dr. Muntz backs him up. Telly, not believing any of this for one second, makes a run for it. She manages to find Sam's friend Lauren's father Ash Correll, played by Dominic West. When she convinces him he had a daughter and she was killed in the same plane crash as Sam, they try to piece together the puzzle. That's as far into the plot as I'll go, because anything more would be giving away too much. I enjoyed Moore's performance, and West was pretty good as well. I've heard that the extended Director's Cut with an alternate ending is better, but I haven't yet watched it. My grade of 6/10 is for the theatrical version. I may come back and review that when I get a chance. I would recommend this one to fans of the X-Files, but I think you're better off renting rather than buying cold to make sure you like it enough to buy.

IMDB RATING: 5.8 as of: 05/30/05	The Forgotten	MY RATING: 6 out of 10
Director: Joseph Ruben		Actors: Julianne Moore .... Telly Paretta Christopher Kovaleski .... Sam Matthew Pleszewicz .... Sam at 5 Anthony Edwards .... Jim Paretta Jessica Hecht .... Eliot Linus Roache .... A Friendly Man Gary Sinise .... Dr. Jack Munce Dominic West .... Ash Correll Katie Cooper .... Library Clerk Scott Nicholson .... Cop P.J. Morrison .... Cop Robert Wisdom .... Carl Dayton Tim Kang .... Agent Alec Wong Kathryn Faughnan .... Lauren Correll Alfre Woodard .... Det. Anne Pope
Comments: Many people who have reviewed The Forgotten seem to think it is an overlong X-Files episode, and I agree with this to an extent. But what's never mentioned is that X-Files was an awesome show, and comparisons to that show are a good thing IMHO. Moore, who carries this one, plays a grieving mother (Telly Paretta) who misses her son Sam, killed in a plane crash 14 months ago. Sinise plays her shrink Dr. Munce, trying to ease her pain. However, things soon take a turn for the weird when Moore comes home and pictures and videos of Sam are missing or blank. Her husband then tells her they never had a son, and Dr. Muntz backs him up. Telly, not believing any of this for one second, makes a run for it. She manages to find Sam's friend Lauren's father Ash Correll, played by Dominic West. When she convinces him he had a daughter and she was killed in the same plane crash as Sam, they try to piece together the puzzle. That's as far into the plot as I'll go, because anything more would be giving away too much. I enjoyed Moore's performance, and West was pretty good as well. I've heard that the extended Director's Cut with an alternate ending is better, but I haven't yet watched it. My grade of 6/10 is for the theatrical version. I may come back and review that when I get a chance. I would recommend this one to fans of the X-Files, but I think you're better off renting rather than buying cold to make sure you like it enough to buy.