January 20, 2005
Movie Review: The Forgotten
I'm not really sure what I can say about this movie without spoiling something. The movie was neither good nor bad, but I don't think I'd really recommend it to anyone, either. Here's a quick and oft-used analogy: you're served a glass of ice cold Coke, you get all excited about it, but when you go to drink it, it turns out to be Dr. Pepper! It's not that you don't like Dr. Pepper; more importantly you weren't expecting Dr. Pepper. Watching this movie, I was expecting Coke, but instead, I got... milk.
The other thing I have to say is that, for the most part, I don't like the deus ex machina device used in movies and stories—especially if it's used to gloss over important plot points and details.
Okay, that's all I can really say. Not good, not bad, but weird. And not recommended.
Stephen at January 20, 2005 01:20 PM
I would definitely agree with the "I was expecting Coke and got... milk." analogy. I'm still not sure if I liked the movie or not. Or if I hated it or not. I just don't know what to make of it.
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