10s Movie Review - Forgotten

Director: Hang-Jun Jang
Genre: Thriller/ Horror/ Mystery
Runtime: 108 minutes
Year: 2017
Starring: Kang Ha-Neul, Mu-Yeul Kim, Moon-Sung Keun, Na Young-hee

Description: When his abducted bother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-Seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.

I WATCHED THIS MOVIE FOR MY 2022 MOVIE CHALLENGE
WEEK 15: AN ASIAN MOVIE
 
Review: “Forgotten” is a cleverly constructed thriller, in which you as a viewer spend the first hour constantly trying to fathom how the plot is put together. But there is no way you can predict what is really going on in Jin-Seok’s life.

We meet Jin-Seok, who lives a happy life with his parents and brother, about to move into a new house. When his brother is abducted and returns after 19 days, Jin-Seok notices his brother is different and he doesn’t remember anything from what has happened.

What is pretty extraordinary about this film, is that the reveal of what is going on, isn’t at the end of the movie. But halfway. Although that’s a daring choice, it doesn’t work completely. The film loses its tension a bit and becomes less interesting. Logic is hard to find and events become less and less credible. Too bad, because until then this is a compelling story that successfully combines elements from several genres.

Rating: 3/ 5
 

Netflix Friday - Volume 102

 
Some Netflix film tips for the weekend! And there is something for everyone, since I picked a movie for all the different genres.
 

Action: Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his stalwart partner Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England.
 

Drama: Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss (Andrew Garfield), who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a hot.
 

Comedy: Julie & Julia (2009)
Julia Child’s (Meryl Streep) story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell’s (Amy Adams) 2022 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child’s first book.
 

Animation: My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
 

Romance: The In Between (2022)
After surviving a car accident that took the life of her boyfriend (Kyle Allen), a teenage girl Joey King) believes he’s attempting to reconnect with her from the after world.
 

Horror: Choose or Die (2022)
After firing up a lost 80s survival horror game, a young decoder unleashes a hidden curse that tears reality apart, forcing her to make terrifying decisions and face deadly consequences.
 

Science Fiction: Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
A soldier (Tom Cruise) fighting aliens gets to relive the same day over and over again, the day restarting every time he dies.
 

Crime: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows (2011)
Detective Sherlock Holmes is on the trail of criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty, who is carrying out a string of random crimes across Europe.
 

Thriller: Forgotten (2017)
When his abducted brother returns seemingly a different man with no memory of the past 19 days, Jin-seok chases after the truth behind the kidnapping.
 

Documentary: Our Great National Parks (2022)
A five-part documentary series about the world’s most breathtaking national parks and the wildlife that live there.
 

Family: Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
After discovering a small, blue, fast hedgehog, a small-town police officer (James Marsden) must help him defeat an evil genius (Jim Carrey) who want to do experiments on him.