A rare horror film in which the heroes are better drawn than the monsters, this trips up because Schaech doesn't cut it as a master fiend and the car chases distract from the dread.

The writer/director then squanders his wayward energies on repetitive, ham-fisted action and boring violence.

An unoriginal, but occasionally pungent little horror flick.

In small ways, The Forsaken disobeys the vampire sub-genre and attempts to stake out its own territory. The outcome is more pastiche than peerless, admittedly, but the few unique parts merit consideration.