The Forgotten Details

As the director of Sleeping with the Enemy and The Stepfather, Joseph Ruben knows a thing or two about suspense. So it's surprising that this psychological thriller has no real tension, relying instead on a handful of ruthlessly effective jolts to convey its air of unseen menace. In another of her tormented mother roles, Julianne Moore plays a woman grieving over the death of her eight-year-old son. Told by her psychiatrist (Gary Sinise) that the boy never existed, she's stunned to find all evidence of the child has disappeared and sets out to prove that she's not delusional. While Moore works hard, her performance is undermined by a weak script and ridiculous storyline, which veers from X-Files-style conspiracy paranoia to melodramatic farce. Had Ruben's direction been stronger, the film might have been salvaged. Unfortunately, despite some attractive cinematography, the overall construction is too lazy to paper over the many plot holes.

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