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12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Film.comGemma FilesFilm.comGemma FilesHorror presented without restraint or apology, as a full-bore, blood-soaked load of nomad nastiness caught in constant forward motion.
- 60L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyThe film works, cleanly, without any tiresome reliance on computer graphics.
- 50VarietyJoe LeydonVarietyJoe LeydonChalk it up as a middling B-pic that, with a bit more wit and style, could have been at least a cult item.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThis flashy fright flick doesn't break any new ground, but puts an attractive gloss on genre conventions.
- 50The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenHad it exhibited a modicum of restraint, The Forsaken could have been twice as scary.
- 38New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickWriter-director J.S. Cardone's low-budget mishmash offers precious little in the way of thrills and chills, much less coherent storytelling.
- 30Austin ChronicleMarc SavlovAustin ChronicleMarc SavlovApart from the fang-restraint of the nosferatu, however, there's precious little that's altogether new or for that matter shocking about this by-the-numbers thriller.
- 20Chicago ReaderLisa AlspectorChicago ReaderLisa AlspectorIts ponderous explanations about why there are vampires in Arizona in the new millennium (blah, blah, blah).
- 20Mr. ShowbizMr. ShowbizThe Forsaken discourages one from caring in the least how its breed of vein-tappers came to be, or even what will happen if they take over the world.
- 16Entertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsEntertainment WeeklyBruce FrettsWhile it's rarely scary, the film is often gory.