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      The Forger

      PG-13 2012 1 hr. 33 min. Drama Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 39% 500+ Ratings Audience Score Joshua and his drugged-out mother wander into Carmel, Calif., and he quickly gets into trouble. A successful artist takes takes him in after his mother abandons him, and plans to use Joshua's artistic talents to forge artwork. Read More Read Less

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      madmax Okay, this is an underrated work of art. It kept me at the edge of my seat the entire time and it was just overall amazing!! I haven't heard of ONE person who has seen this movie...and I'm very disappointed by that! It tells a great story of a homeless boy living in a small town in California. He ends up getting sucked into the art forgery community...It has a lot of great actors and actresses in it and overall, I really liked this movie. It deserves more recognition. PLUS AS A BONUS, YOU GET SHIRTLESS JOSH HUTCHERSON ;) Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/25/24 Full Review Audience Member Terrible script drags this into beautiful Pacific Ocean. Poor lines and acting from some well-known actors make one squirm in the seat. Great setting in Carmel and some beautiful looking scenes do not make up for a very poor film from what appears as a promising tale. Awkward and awful. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member This was boring and had no romance and minimal storyline. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member The scenery/artwork is pretty and you're compelled in the beginning to feel poorly for the main character (you could tell even here that Josh Hutcherson was going places, for his acting is good, though the script is not) but it physically pains me to see the plot pan out. The leaps in logic are tremendous. I'm talking volatile acts of violence glossed over one scene later CONTINUOUSLY (there must be something in the water making everyone so forgiving), occurrences in the movie that never affect the plot or come to light again, and awful/non-realistic conversations between characters. I felt compelled at one point to pause the movie and start a screenplay of my own for this movie made it look extremely easy to sell a movie. I only continued to watch for the laughable content (and not surprisingly the resolution was unsatisfying). Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/18/23 Full Review panayiota k Had the potential to be an interesting story but something was off. I'm guessing this is meant for Josh Hutcherson fans. At least i enjoyed Lauren Bacall Rated 2 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member While its plot indeed held promise, The Forger lacks the thrills its premise held, instead going with slow pacing and laughably bad dialogue. Full Review: Every once in a while, we get a movie so bland, boring, and forgettable it feels like one of the least productive ways to kill an hour and a half. The Forger does just this, with an uninspired script and lazy production that's probably a result of nobody really caring. The romance subplot is typical and predictable. The movie tries often to add flare to its boring continuity by throwing in a few engaging elements, but ultimately doing nothing with them. Ultimately, the movie is just a predictable, typical, and forgettable experience you won't miss one bit. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Joshua and his drugged-out mother wander into Carmel, Calif., and he quickly gets into trouble. A successful artist takes takes him in after his mother abandons him, and plans to use Joshua's artistic talents to forge artwork.
      Director
      Lawrence Roeck
      Executive Producer
      Lee Caplin, Steven Paul, Jason Price, G. Richard Beddingfield, Michelle Fightmaster
      Screenwriter
      Carlos De Los Rios, Lawrence Roeck
      Production Co
      Bahr Productions Inc.
      Rating
      PG-13 (Thematic Elements|Some Fighting)
      Genre
      Drama, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Aug 10, 2016
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital