Rent The Forgotten (2004)

Mix of conspiracy thriller + 'The Twilight Zone' + 'The X-Files' = very average stuff - The Forgotten review by RP

Mother (Julianne Moore) thinks she's the victim of a conspiracy as she finds that everyone - husband, shrink, neighbour - deny the existence of her 9 year old son who died in a plane crash...

And it turns out that she is indeed the victim of a conspiracy in a ludicrous plot that mixes a bit of thriller with a hint of the old 1950s-1960s 'The Twilight Zone' TV programmes with a liberal dash of 'The X-Files'. All very silly stuff, not helped by the awful, intrusive background music.

Perhaps it wouldn't be so bad if I'd seen it when it first came out, because then two of the main actors would be fairly fresh. But unfortunately the face of Brit actor Dominic West has become so well known as Detective Jimmy McNulty in 'The Wire' TV series and the face of Gary Sinise perhaps even better known as Mac Taylor in the 'CSI' TV series that I couldn't help but think of them in those other roles whenever they were on screen.

Very average. 3/5 stars.

Excellent, suspenseful thriller. - The Forgotten review by CP Customer

Julianne Moore plays Telly, a grieving mother who's young son died in a plane crash. Her husband and psychiatrist seem to her to be playing a sick game, trying to convince her that Sam never existed. This premise is backed up by a series of mysterious events. The truth is far more sinister and once the NSA get involved, the pace really picks up. I was glad that I did not watch this in the cinema as I would have embarrassed myself in a couple of places by totally freaking out, screaming and spraying my popcorn everywhere! It's not really scary or horrific, but there are a couple of scenes where things happen that you can't quite believe and definitely can't explain. A thouroughly recommended thriller.