Forsaken is a mid budget Western with a big name cast including Kiefer and Donald Sutherland, Demi Moore, Michael Wincott and Brian Cox. No surprises who the bad guys are here and both Cox and Wincott shine in their roles respectively. This is the first film Kiefer and Donald have starred in together and Donald Sutherland does outshine his son, with Kiefer tending to mumble quite a few of his lines. Demi Moore doesn't have a lot to do in the film and her performance is just ok, and i felt she didn't really have that much chemistry with Kiefer. In terms of plotting there is nothing we havn't seen before, former gunslinger riding back to his old town for a peaceful life, but greedy landowners finally force him to pick up his guns again. Despite the standard plot this all works really well, and is a beautifully shot film. The end confrontation is good, but feels over very quickly, particularly after the big build up throughout the film towards it. It is always nice to see Westerns being made as they are few and far between in recent years and if you get a chance and are a fan of the genre i recommend you give Forsaken a go.
Review of Forsaken
