Tuesday, November 09, 2004

The Forgotten (2004)

This is the kind of movie clip parties were made for. There's two of the best jump scenes you'll ever see hidden inside this predictable potboiler. One of these represents probably the only time I've ever screamed involuntarily during a film. These two moments total maybe a minute of screen time. The other ninety-five minutes are resigned to making the audience trudge through a screenplay whose monumental stupidity achieves a kind of Zen purity. If you must, I'd suggest watching it until about the forty-minute mark to see what extraordinary effect a well-constructed boo scene can have, then leave 'cause your money's worth was just shot, bucko. Julianne, I love you but please please please stay the hell away from horror.

Grade: C-

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