Great Film overall

At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Blistering performances.

Sean (Kerr Smith) is taking a week off to go to his sister's wedding. To help pay, he gets a job delivering a vintage Mercedes. In the desert, he reluctantly pick up hitchhiker Nick (Brendan Fehr) who turns out to be hunting vampire Kit (Johnathon Schaech).As a vampire story, this is perfectly fine. Schaech is certainly a very creepy guy. Izabella Miko is super hot. Smith and Fehr are good TV stars. It's a functional horror movie. There are good number of explosions, but not excitingly shot. There is a good amount of blood, but it's not scary.If there is a problem, it's that it's not big enough to be outstanding. It's not gory enough for the gross out fans. It's not exciting enough for the action fans. And it's not scary for any horror fans. It's a bit of all of them and excel in none of them.

Bitten, bloody, and beautifully naked young Izabella Miko (as Megan) survives a vicious vampire attack, which kills the rest of her family. Meanwhile, handsome California film student Kerr Smith (as Sean) gets a week off work, to attend his sister's wedding. Without much money, Mr. Smith arranges to deliver a $50,000 Mercedes cross-country, to Florida. He is advised not to pick up hitchhikers. But, sexy Brendan Fehr (as Nick) desperately wants to ride in Smith's car. "The sun's killing me," Fehr complains. For gas money, Smith agrees to ride with Fehr.Like many vampire films, "The Forsaken" works best as a collection of fantasies for the early teenager. Since it's rated "R", you had to sneak at the theater, or wait for the quick coming DVD. Young TV attractions Smith (from "Dawson's Creek") and Fehr (from "Roswell") have great chemistry as the same-sex hook-up; their relationship falls safely into subtext, however. Fehr's subtle attraction is unrequited, with Smith coming to favor the mouth-wateringly nubile Ms. Miko. Gratuitously naked and (mostly) catatonic, Miko is the fantastical female sex object.The predatory Phina Oruche (as Cym) and beautiful Alexis Thorpe (as Teddy) also titillate - and, it's fun to see these two women (who briefly graced "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Dark Shadows" universes) as bloodsuckers. Snake-charmer Johnathon Schaech (as Kit) is a "to die for" head vampire; his day driver Simon Rex (as Pen) doesn't suck, sadly; but he is very helpful in fixing speeding tickets. In one of her last appearances, veteran actress Carrie Snodgress has a small role. Writer/director J.S. Cardone corrals it all effectively, without too much originality.****** The Forsaken (4/27/01) J.S. Cardone ~ Kerr Smith, Brendan Fehr, Johnathon Schaech, Izabella Miko

I love the vampire movies, even the fun low-budget ones. Unfortunately this is just trashy and dull, trying to be "cool" and managing sadly well - Forsaken fights with the garbage like From Dusk Till Dawn and John Carpenter's Vampires to be the worst (non-porno)vampire movie ever made. There is a group of sadistic vampires, led by so irritatingly lazy-eyed and slimy rapist that I wanted to pull his nose, gratuitous violence, no style or fun... Admittedly there's no James Woods or Quentin Tarantino making their my-character-is-a-sleazoid-routines, but very pretty Alexis Thorpe is wasted in her blink-and-you-miss-it-role as a female vampire.

While traveling cross-country Sean picks up a hitchhiker named Nick,a mysterious,pessimistic fellow with no direction.They encounter a freaked-out girl whom Nick seems to know how to help. Come to find out,the girl was recently bitten by a vampire and will completely turn into one in a few days.Nick had the same thing happen to him and thus recognized the symptoms;he's been postponing the inevitable through a cocktail of drugs that can stave off the vampire virus for a while.If he can find and kill the vampire who bit him,the virus will go away."The Forsaken" is a fast-paced vampire flick obviously influenced by Kathryn Bieglow's "Near Dark".The film features a decent amount of blood and nudity.The acting is fine,unfortunately "The Forsaken" is never scary.Still if you want to kill some time give it a look.7 out of 10.