The Forgiven
2022, drama
117 minutes
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
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10
2022-08-27
As gripping as it is grotesquely funny, The Forgiven is a brilliant depiction of despicable characters, and another hit for acclaimed writer and director John Michael McDonagh. Read more
7.0
2022-09-14
Given that this is such an intelligent and thought-provoking drama, it seems a crime that it has been given such short-shrift in UK cinemas. It’s certainly, imho, one of the better films I’ve seen during this summer. Read more
7.0
2022-06-29
McDonagh’s touch here can feel sluggish in spots, but this first-rate ensemble always keeps things compelling. Read more
6.0
2022-06-30
While McDonagh's worst proclivities are still on display, avoiding his latest would do a grave disservice to Fiennes, Kanater and Taghmaoui, whose rescuing of the film from their director is almost conspiratorial. Read more
5.0
2022-08-02
Superiority, mercy, compassion, and atonement are dutifully stitched into a diagrammatic patchwork that captures better the gut-ache of a broken 12-year marriage than anything else. A restrained, tepid tone is maintained throughout a drama film that should have added a little extra bite. Read more
4.0
2022-06-30
The desired shift towards what the film’s title calls for and the pound of flesh required to fill it is inadequate and unmoving, especially from the filmmaker that crushed us with similar goals in Calvary. Read more
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