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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.
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| Release Date | 2015-09-16 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 30m |
| Directors | Jon Cassar, Rene O'Hashi, Jackie Bagley, Lee Cleary, David Arnold, Daniel Redenbach, Liberty Geddes, Bill Marks, David Arnold, JP Locherer |
| Producers | Gary Howsam, Kevin DeWalt, Bill Marks, Josh Miller, Isabella Marchese Ragona, Craig Yu, Ted Yew, Trevor Wilson, Barbara Voynovich, Jennifer Tiexiera, Allison Taylor, Paul Tan, Lisa Sohn, Mark Slone, Jeff Sackman, Ivan Sabourin, Patrick Roy, Mark Montague, Kathy McCoy, Danielle Masters, Jessica Martins, Richard Goldstein, Dan Galang, Harry Gabel, Douglas Falconer, Gerard Demaer, Wilson DaSilva, Trish Cook, Kenny Cheung, Jon Cassar, Lisa Byrne |
| Writer | Brad Mirman |
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.
— Sandy
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
— John Chard