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| Written by Jeff Shannon |
| Thursday, 01 January 2009 15:28 |
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With a plot that might've been lifted from The X-Files, nothing is quite what it seems in this psychological conspiracy thriller with Julianne Moore doing fine work as a grieving mother whose nine-year-old son was killed in a plane crash. Dominic West plays a similarly traumatized father, and when they witness some very strange events - and a mysterious man (Linus Roache) who might be indestructible - this glorified B-movie potboiler directed by Joseph Ruben (best known for Dreamscape and The Stepfather) turns into a preposterous but entertaining trip into The Twilight Zone territory. Featuring Alfre Woodard as an intuitive New York detective and Gary Sinise as a seemingly sympathetic psychiatrist, The Forgotten  |
| Last Updated on Thursday, 01 January 2009 15:31 |
At least, that's what she's been led to believe, but whenever her husband (Anthony Edwards) tries to convince her that she's delusional and never had a child, things start to get very spooky indeed.
offers adequate shocks and an intriguing, otherworldly study of tenacious parental instinct. It deserved its mixed reviews, but it's a fun spook-fest for rainy-day viewing.Cast from this movie also appeared in:
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