Critic Reviews

• Mike Hale, New York Times

  Contains a plot full of twists that can be seen coming from some distance.

• Stephen Garrett, Time Out New York

  Not Forgotten is weighted down by obvious creative choices that mar what might have played out like a telenovela episode of Twin Peaks.

• Ben Lyons, At the Movies

  Not effective on any level.

• Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

  From the start, it's clear there's a riddle to solve...I'm just not sure you'll care about the solution.

• Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times

  A movie that's more convoluted than satisfying.

• Tim Grierson, Village Voice

  Not Forgotten overcooks just about every ingredient in its narrative chile con queso.

• David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews

  ...fizzles out...

• Brent Simon, Shared Darkness

  Paz Vega's thong-clad appearance from behind might be the highlight of this meandering, Tex-Mex, give-me-back-my-daughter thriller, which otherwise plays like a wayward cousin of Angel Heart and some juju potboiler.

• Avi Offer, NYC Movie Guru

  A stylish, yet dull thriller that doesn't have enough faith in its audience's intelligence. It's ultimately forgettable with waning suspense and intrigue.

• Nick Schager, Slant Magazine

  Casting its south-of-the-border setting as a dingy, nightmarish hellhole of hookers and red neon lights, Not Forgotten is a feature-length anti-tourism campaign for Mexico.

• Wade Major, Boxoffice Magazine

  It's a cliche-addled, nonsensical bit of piffle that would rightfully have vanished into the deepest recesses of the used-DVD dollar bin if not for the fortunate casting of television's Mentalist, Simon Baker.

• Luke Y. Thompson, E! Online

  Time for everyone to realize that when Simon Baker is the male lead in a horror movie, it will most likely be aggressively mediocre.

• Geoff Berkshire, Metromix.com

  The opposite of a good thriller, it gets less interesting with each scene.

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