ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Juana what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Staci Frederick Blistering performances.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Du hast es versprochen" or "Dunkel" or "Forgotten" is a German 95-minute movie from 2012, so it has its 5th anniversary this year. It is the most known work by writer and director Alex Schmidt and actually his only full feature film until now. For that, the cast includes quite a couple names that German film fans will immediately recognize, such as lead actress Tander, the two Thalbachs, Max Riemelt and maybe also Clemens Schick, The co-lead is Dutch actress Laura de Boer and for her it is probably also the most known work. This movie we have here is a story full of suspense. Oh well.. it would be if the cast list here on IMDb would not include a major spoiler actually, so don't take a look at it. And don't keep reading now. I am not too sure if one could expect Maria's real identity as I saw it here on IMDb who she is, but I guess it was a bit on the predictable side. But not in a bad way, just in a way where you'd wonder why Tander's character did not realize. I really asked myself if it is realistic that she would not realize the woman is not her childhood friend. I mean physically you should realize it, even if they were that young I would say. But maybe I am wrong. It does not take away anything from the film overall and there are more weaknesses that aren't too serious. For example, it felt a bit clumsy how they were building up several supporting characters to be the actual antagonist, just to dismiss the idea immediately again. One example would be Katharina Thalbach's scene when she talks about Tander's character deserving death. But there are many positive aspects too of course. First of all, I have never been a great Tander fan, but I felt she was pretty decent here and a main reason why the film is working really well on some occasions. This is crucial as well as she is in pretty much every scene other than the flashbacks. Laura de Boer gives a good performance too and hands down to say she is absolute stunning would be a major understatement. I am not surprised Schick's character eventually falls for her at the ending. And this is also a positive aspect of the movie. Schmidt has no fear of going for an unhappy ending that puts the central character in a place where she is lost and alone. Of course, you can question the realism element, but I do believe that it was also working from this perspective. You do not really get memorable crime thrillers that often here in Germany, so you may need to make sure you don't miss out if there is actually one being released, even if it was several years ago. I recommend this one here. Certainly worth watching and a really atmospheric little movie where they did a lot right. Check it out.

Coventry "Du hast es Versprochen", which is the original German title and sounds a whole lot cooler than the international "Forgotten", is a traditional and mildly clichéd thriller that is nevertheless atmospheric throughout and building up towards a tense climax through solid performances and steady direction. The plot contains many basic elements that you've undoubtedly seen a dozen of times before and the vast majority of story twists are fairly easy to predict well in advance, but still it's quite admirable to see how the young writer/director Alex Schmidt turned the talkative script into a compelling and eerie film. Hanna and Clarissa, two beauties in their mid 30's coincidentally meet again under strange circumstances. Some twenty years ago, they were best friends and spent their holidays together at a small island community, but then they got separated. Since Hanna just caught her husband cheating on her, and Clarissa is still recovering from a suicide attempt, they decide to pick up their friendship and go back to the island for old times' sake. Once back on the island, many dark secrets and traumas that Hanna seemingly suppressed over the years come back to the surface. There was a third girl on the island, Maria, and she mysteriously vanished in the same year as Hanna and Clarissa's last holiday. Presumed long dead already, Maria's body was never recovered and the mystery surrounding her disappearance still endangers Hanna and her own 9-year-old daughter Lea. The small fishing island community, where it still appears to be the year 1909 since there aren't any paved roads or electronic devices anywhere, forms an ideal setting for a tale like this. There are large forests to get lost in, a lighthouse, castle ruins and – of course – those typical suspicious local yokels. Overall a praiseworthy European thriller that is worth the price of an entrance ticket if you encounter it at a festival, or something.

mario_c It's a dark suspense thriller about two women which were best friends when they were kids and now they meet again, passed all these years. As child they used to spend some holidays in a small isolated island near the mainland, and now they meet again they decide to spend some days there one more time, to remember the old days…Everything goes fine until one of them see a photo where there're both of them and one third little girl she didn't remember… Maria! It's atmospheric, dark, in a mood of a ghost story, and it has suspense until the end, where there's a nice twist in the plot. The setting and the soundtrack are quite good too in order to create a dark and atmospheric story. I appreciated it mostly because of the ambiance created. I score it 8/10.

Josh Mertens Im an Australian traveling around Europe at the moment and I went with some friends to go an see this movie as a sneak preview. I speak a little bit of German but the movie was very well produced and even though there was little dialog (Therefore I could understand most of it) it still came out as a great movie! I highly recommend going to see it, because I was trying to figure out the movie the whole time and then i didn't see the end coming. A really good movie and I definitely recommend going to see it when it comes out, I'm even going to go and see it a second time when its released. This movie though will make most people, apart from the hardened and soulless people out there, jump. There were many points in which the whole cinema jumped and even one young woman had to leave because she was too frightened. Definitely go and watch this movie, highly recommendable. Kudos to the producers! The amount of swearing involved is minimal, and there's nothing too gory, but i wouldn't recommend it for people under 12 unless accompanied by someone who can 'protect' them.And guys, take your girlfriends, they'll want you to hold them tight during this one!