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Forsaken
Redemption.
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.
- Original title
- Forsaken
- Language
- EN
- Country
- CA,FR,US
- Budget
- $11,000,000
- Revenue
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John Chard
Mar 9, 2017 · via TMDB
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
Sandy
Sep 7, 2016 · via TMDB
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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Kiefer Sutherland
John Henry Clayton
Donald Sutherland
Rev. Clayton
Demi Moore
Mary-Alice Watson
Brian Cox
James McCurdy
Siobhan Williams
Emily Chadwick
Michael Wincott
Dave Turner
Landon Liboiron
Will Pickard
Greg Ellis
Tom Watson
Wesley Morgan
Sam
Aaron Poole
Frank Tillman
Dylan Smith
Little Ned
Brock Morgan
James Cleary
Tom Carey
George
Chris Ippolito
Bob Waters
David McNally
Mr.Harper
Ali Webb
Rachel Chadwick
Cody Sparshu
Assistant Decorator
Gunther Schetterer
First Assistant Makeup Artist
Rene Ohashi
Cinematography
Marci Michelle
Dialogue Coach
Guy Bews
Stunt Coordinator
Denton Edge
Stunt Double
Mike Mitchell
Stunt Double
Sally Bishop
Stunt Double
Tommy Clarke
Stunt Double
Duane Dickinson
Stunts
Jodi Stecyk
Stunts
Jon Cassar
Director
Tim Dutchak
Gaffer
Carmen Kotyk
Casting
Jon Cassar
Executive Producer
Patrick Roy
Executive Producer
Trish Cook
Executive Producer
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