Synopsis
Telly Paretta is a grieving mother struggling to cope with the loss of her 8-year-old son. She is stunned when her psychiatrist reveals that she has created eight years of memories about a son she never had. But when she meets a man who has had a similar experience, Telly embarks on a search to prove her son's existence, and her sanity.
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Cast
- Julianne MooreTelly Paretta
- Dominic WestAsh Correll
- Gary SiniseDr. Munce
- Anthony EdwardsJim Paretta
- Alfre WoodardDet. Anne Pope
- Linus RoacheA Friendly Man
- Robert WisdomCarl Dayton
- Jessica HechtEliot
- Christopher KovaleskiSam
- Matthew PleszewiczSam at 5
- 70
L.A. Weekly
Midway 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. - 63
Chicago Tribune
The 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. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
A 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. - 50
Dallas Observer
Ultimately 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. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Sustains a few icy chills, but a mix of genres muddles the story. - 50
ReelViews
This could easily go down as the year's best example of solid acting in a wretched motion picture. - 50
Charlotte Observer
By 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.) - 50
Miami Herald
The ending of The Forgotten leaves you feeling the same way, wondering just how much -- if anything -- of what came before actually happened.