The Forger

  • 2015


MOVIE IS idiosyncratic uninspired original pervasive sentimental
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24 %
9 % Rotten
$ 0 Million
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Positive Reviews 5
Negative reviews 21
Average Rating 1.9/5
idiosyncratic uninspired original pervasive sentimental

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1.5
Nicolas Cage at least manages to bring the occasional jolt of electricity to disposable genre tripe like this. Av Club
1.8
Nicolas Cage at least manages to bring the occasional jolt of electricity to disposable genre tripe like this. Av Club
2.0
It is hard to resist declaring The Forger a poor imitation of a good film. Screen Daily
1.5
Travolta plays two fisted art forger and master criminal Ray Cutter. Screen Daily
1.5
In fact, the films biggest flaws are impressionistic: it is simultaneously too loud and too quiet, too gritty and too reserved, and too likely to devo .. Paste Magazine
2.5
It is nowhere close to being the worst thing that he has ever done, but it never for a single moment makes a plausible case for its own existence. Rogerebert
2.3
Its dull.Travoltas recent career dive hasnt reached Nic Cage levels. IGN
1.0
First, theres jailbird Cutter (John Travolta).He gets out of the pen early, thanks to a crime lord who wants one last forgery. Ny Daily News
2.5
Travolta could still make a big comeback, but he needs something a little meatier than this instantly forgettable heist thriller without any thrills. JoBlo
1.3
1 out of 4 stars Written by Richard DOvidio Directed by Philip Martin Starring John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan Country USA Languag .. The Globe And Mail
3.2
The worlds best art forger makes a deal with a crime syndicate to get an early release from prison, but in return he must pull off an impossible heist .. Blu Ray
3.0
Wobbly in its intentions to deliver both heist heavy suspense, sociological realism and a touching family drama, this contemporary tale of a criminal .. Film Journal
2.8
type Movie Current Status In Season mpaa R runtime 92 minutes Limited Release Date 04/24/15 performer John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan .. Ew
3.0
The Forger isnt a great movie, and its sometimes a bit too low key, but its appealingly sincere. Common Sense Media
2.0
A real life Taken with a real life ending, 24 Days is based on the horrifying true story of Ilan Halimi (Syrus Shahidi) a young French Jew living in a .. Boston Herald
1.9
The Forger doesnt deserve a great or even good Travolta performance anyway. Slant Magazine
1.0
A late entry in the weary Boston crime subgenre, The Forger finds a morose John Travolta as a silver maned convict named Ray Cutter.Less than a year a .. The New York Times
2.5
The forgery has to be good enough that Cutter can sub it for the original. Boston Globe
1.5
Plummer adds some hop to his performance, but the shtick gets old fast, and Travolta never looks comfortable, playing this character with the enthusia .. Blogs Indie Wire
2.5
There are some solid elements here, but neither believability nor cohesion is among them in a contrived thriller that wraps a gritty Boston milieu red .. Hollywood Reporter
2.5
For someone with only a few weeks to replicate a world renowned painting, Raymond spends an awful lot of time not painting it.Thats because his teenag .. Los Angeles Times
1.5
Pic juggles equally uninspired crime drama and maudlin family drama for its first hour or so, then awkwardly shifts into a caper mode that isnt clever .. Variety
2.5
The inclusion of uninvolving elements within the movies screenplay only exacerbates the hands off vibe, while the pervasive lifelessness results in an .. Reel Film
3.0
The Forger is a moderately entertaining, low key combination heist film, crime picture and family drama. Now Toronto
1.9
John Travolta wearily plays a master art forger who undertakes the proverbial one last job for the benefit of his dying son in Philip Martins soggy, s .. New York Post
1.5
The Forger is short on imagination and transparent in its contrivance. Film Racket
1.9
But if the follicular prosthetics arent quite enough to weigh down the film, the sappy father son story at the centre of this heist flick is downright .. National Post
2.0
The movie is miscast and predictable, but its not entirely without merit. Toronto Sun
2.0
Unfortunately his latest foray doesnt suggest that things will get better; The Forger is an uninspired and flat crime drama that, despite its relative .. Cairo 360
1.9
But as the films title suggests, there is something inauthentic about it all. Seattle Times
2.0
THE FORGER DIRECTOR: Philip Martin CAST: John Travolta, Christopher Plummer, Tye Sheridan, Abigail Spencer, Jennifer Ehle, Marcus Thomas, Anson Mount .. Iol Co Za
1.0
Its hard to think of an actor more ill suited for this role than Travolta, all downcast, mumbling and outsmarting everyone else in the film while bare .. Spliced Personality Word P ..



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