Paul Lê Bloody Disgusting Apr 29, 2025 3/5

In small ways, The Forsaken disobeys the vampire sub-genre and attempts to stake out its own territory. The outcome is more pastiche than peerless, admittedly, but the few unique parts merit consideration.

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Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast May 4, 2021 1.5/5

It's bad enough that it's amateurish, but does it have to be boring too?

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Joe Lipsett Horror Queers Podcast Apr 29, 2021 1.5/5

The Forsaken is an unsexy road trip movie that tries - and fails - to incorporate a 'vampires as AIDS metaphor' plot line. This is a dangerously boring genre film.

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Steve Newton Georgia Straight Feb 7, 2014 1/5

I've heard about cutting corners in the makeup-FX department, but isn't holding back on fangs a bit much?

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Kim Newman Empire Magazine Dec 30, 2006 2/5

A rare horror film in which the heroes are better drawn than the monsters, this trips up because Schaech doesn't cut it as a master fiend and the car chases distract from the dread.

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Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone TheMovieChicks.com Jul 1, 2006 2/5

It's not a scary movie, it's a vampire movie. And in reality, it's kind of a bad vampire movie.

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JoBlo JoBlo's Movie Network Jun 2, 2006 5/10

This one got a little redundant about halfway through.

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Guylaine Cadorette Hollywood.com Sep 27, 2002 1/5

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Paul Salfen Supercala.com Jul 9, 2002

Bood-sucking vampires prey on teen TV stars. Never seen that one before...

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Dwayne E. Leslie Boxoffice Magazine Jun 5, 2002 1/5

The only true forsaken are the disillusioned patrons seeking a good vampire movie.

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Nathaniel Rogers The Film Experience Jun 3, 2002

Near Dark, the last great 'vampires-in-the-desert' flick is blasphemed over and over again. If you're thinking of seeing this, don't.

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Liam Lacey Globe and Mail Mar 22, 2002 2/4

An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall Jan 27, 2002 1.5/5

Cinematic junk food.

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Jorge Avila Andrade Moviola Jan 15, 2002 2/4

Se puede ver solamente si se es fantico del gnero o si se asiste al cine con ganas de dejar las neuronas en la entrada por un par de horas.

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Urban Cinefile Critics Urban Cinefile Dec 2, 2001

Get out the garlic and the crosses and send this unholy film back to hell.

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Andrew Pulver Guardian Sep 17, 2001

Stripped to its essentials, this could have been an intriguing vampire movie.

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Neil Smith BBC.com Sep 10, 2001 3/5

The Forsaken is positively anaemic.

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Eugene Novikov Film Blather Jun 15, 2001 D+

Some movies don't need to be analyzed, just watched. This is not one of those movies because it didn't entertain me. It bored me, and when I am bored I get cranky.

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Maitland McDonagh Film Journal International Jun 4, 2001

The result is derivative but still entertaining.

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