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2016
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Forsaken
Positive Reviews
21
Negative reviews
12
Average Rating
2.8
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2.8
The two could have chosen a stronger debut family vehicle than Forsaken, a throwback Western that aims for tradition, but winds up embracing cliche.
Av Club
1.5
The Sutherlands occasionally manage to cut through that, but its far too rare.
We Got This Covered
2.6
Beyond the shared personnel, though, the 24 connection offers an intriguing subtextual layer to Forsaken that gives Cassars film the only real interes ..
Paste Magazine
3.8
This movie, directed by Jon Cassar from a script by Brad Mirman, is a Western, and while it wont quite do to call it an old fashioned Western, one of ..
Rogerebert
2.8
The railroad is coming and McCurdy wants to make a fortune as land values rise.
IGN
2.5
So generic are these tribulations and story beats that they could have entered the realm of self aware camp if they werent played so straight.
The Young Folks
3.0
Weary gunslinger wants to leave the violence behind and returns home.
Ny Daily News
3.0
FORSAKEN is a modest but well assembled little oater and a solid vehicle for Kiefer Sutherland and his dad.
JoBlo
2.5
In a standard cowering town needs a gunfighter drama, typical themes (redemption, forgiveness) are laid out with little imagination.
The Globe And Mail
2.5
But one might have done without the narrator who pops up at the close to reveal what happens to the characters.Forsaken can be described as a sort of ..
One Guys Opinion
1.0
Forsakens cast is headlined by Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, and Demi Moore, and yet only character actor par excellence Michael Wincott wi ..
Village Voice
2.5
The pace is sedate, and the lovely locations lack the majesty that a more painterly cinematography would have delivered.
Rogers Movie Nation
3.2
Though filled with cliches and Western stereotypes, its well produced, well acted, fast moving and entertaining.
Sover
3.5
John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town.
Blu Ray
2.5
The scenario is loaded from the start, and the movie just keeps adding weight.
Mark Reviews Movies
5.0
The movie is too visually lovely to forsake, but the predictable story and basic plot holes remain unforgiven.
Film Journal
3.0
The characters are ancient and plot utterly predictable, but somehow Forsaken turns out fine.
The Guardian
2.0
Some folks may say the Western is a dying art form express gratitude for anything that keeps the frontier alive, but that ignores the considerable adv ..
Npr
5.0
This Western film is quite a treat.Two Sutherlands are hard to beat.
Reel Talk Reviews
3.2
Donald spits hot fire and brimstone, but Kiefer remains as bland an avenging angel of action as ever.B
Ew
2.0
Providing only uninspired thrills that fail to even be fleetingly thrilling, it is cinema that is soon to be forgotten.
Film Inquiry
3.0
Wincott is especially good as a three dimensional bad guy with both a history and a moral compass.
Common Sense Media
1.9
A film like Forsaken doesnt come around oftenthat is, one that adheres to the dictionary definition of a classical genre without ever attempting to su ..
Slant Magazine
1.5
A starry father son pairing is largely squandered in Forsaken, an old school western that is a little too old school for its own good.
The New York Times
1.5
Brian Cox is James McCurdy, a small town bully whose petty dictatorship is threatened by the righteousness of one Clayton and the deadly acumen of the ..
Los Angeles Times
3.5
But the casting also serves to enhance the emotional heft of the familiar storyline.
Variety
2.5
Curran s exceedingly subdued sensibilities ensure that theres a lack of momentum here that remains prevalent from start to finish, with the movie gene ..
Reel Film
3.1
Solid and dependable, Forsaken shouldnt be forgotten. But I wish so much of it didnt feel half remembered.
Nj
2.0
Sadly, Forsaken has none of the brutally gripping, nuanced brilliance of its distant cinematic cousin and is altogether too predictable to linger in t ..
Cine Vue
3.8
Kiefer Sutherland who made his screen debut with a brief appearance in his dad Donalds comedy Max Dugan Returns 33 years ago finally co stars with the ..
New York Post
3.0
This is a script very much by the numbers, with the homecoming son keen to go straight but cant storyline being easily transferrable to any genre you ..
Star Burst Magazine
3.5
What Forsaken has working in its favor is a handful of really good performances.
Film Racket
1.5
Sadly for him, she hasnt been waiting and instead found herself a good man not that she doesnt harbor feelings for John Henry and a love triangle does ..
Ign
2.0
Attempts to be a slow burn thriller building to a climactic shoot out are more Back to the Future Part III than High Noon, but smaller character momen ..
Metro New York
2.0
Forsaken offers sufficient gun battles, standoffs, and shot him dead moments to keep fans of superficial Westerns entertained, but its revenge story i ..
Under The Radar Mag
3.0
But the movie has enough grace notes to keep Western fans engaged.
What So
4.0
If youre a fan of the genre you wont be disappointed by FORSAKEN.
Media Mikes
1.5
The filmmaking is sloppy enough that the former friendship between the preacher and McCurdy is briefly alluded to once and then never brought up again ..
Fw Weekly
3.0
Forsaken, to its credit and with one exception the only credit it probably deserves takes a risk in tackling this nearly forgotten genre (even though ..
Honey Cutts Hollywood
3.0
FORSAKEN does not bring much that is new to the Western, but it is nice that it brings a Western at all.
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