Forsaken
Forsaken

Forsaken (2015)

6.2 ? Sep 16, 2015 1h 30m

Overview

John Henry returns to his hometown in hopes of repairing his relationship with his estranged father, but a local gang is terrorizing the town. John Henry is the only one who can stop them, however he has abandoned both his gun and reputation as a fearless quick-draw killer.

Genres

Western Action Drama

Release Date

September 16, 2015

Rating

6.2 /10

Runtime

1h 30m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Demi Moore

Demi Moore

Mary-Alice Watson

Kiefer Sutherland

Kiefer Sutherland

John Henry Clayton

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Rev. Clayton

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

James McCurdy

Siobhan Williams

Siobhan Williams

Emily Chadwick

Michael Wincott

Michael Wincott

Dave Turner

Landon Liboiron

Landon Liboiron

Will Pickard

Greg Ellis

Greg Ellis

Tom Watson

Wesley Morgan

Wesley Morgan

Sam

Aaron Poole

Aaron Poole

Frank Tillman

Dylan Smith

Dylan Smith

Little Ned

Brock Morgan

Brock Morgan

James Cleary

Graeme Black

Hank Plummer

Tom Carey

Tom Carey

George

Chris Ippolito

Chris Ippolito

Bob Waters

David McNally

David McNally

Mr.Harper

Ali Webb

Ali Webb

Rachel Chadwick

S

Sandy

Sep 07, 2016

Forsaken may have a few clichés such as the long lost prodigal son who returns after many years to his father's homestead and the required showdown with the bad guys, but I enjoyed the movie and seeing Kiefer and Donald Sutherland together as father and son. Great to see Demi Moore again. I will happily watch it another day.

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John Chard

7.0/10

Mar 09, 2017

Traditional Treat. Forsaken is directed by Jon Cassar and written by Brad Mirman. It stars Kiefer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Brian Cox, Michael Wincott, Aaron Poole and Demi Moore. Music is by Jonathan Goldsmith and cinematography by Rene Ohashi. There's a group of words bandied around for this one such as generic, cliché and formulaic, and most assuredly these can not be argued about. For this is very much an old style traditional Western, the plot featuring a retired gunslinger being pushed into action again - while he tries to reconcile with his estranged father - is a hard core staple of 1950s Westerns. But what is wrong with having a traditional Western in this day and age as long as it's produced with skill and grace? The answer for Western lovers is nothing at all. This is a beautifully mounted picture, fronted by father and son Sutherland's - which adds heartfelt emotion to their scenes together - and boosted by gorgeous cinematography (making it a Blu-ray must), it's a genre piece of worth. Crucially it knows what it wants to be, it has no pretence to be anything other than a traditional Oater for lovers of such. The villains are sneery and scenery chewers - apart from Wincott who is a gentleman dandy type - and the good guy is wonderfully broody and reflective. Pacing is fine, the story has good drama and the finale excites as we hope it should. In summary, nothing new here of course (except maybe Cox's out of place language!), so expectation of such would be foolhardy, but a smashing Western it be. 7/10

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