The Unforgivable Poster

The Unforgivable (2021)

R 11/24/2021 Drama, Crime 1h 52m
74%
User
Score
7.1/10
38%
41/100

No one walks free of their past

Overview

A woman is released from prison after serving a sentence for a violent crime and re-enters a society that refuses to forgive her past.

Peter Craig

Screenplay

Hillary Seitz

Screenplay

Courtenay Miles

Screenplay

Sally Wainwright

Story

Top Billed Cast

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock

Ruth Slater

Viola Davis

Viola Davis

Liz Ingram

Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio

John Ingram

Jon Bernthal

Jon Bernthal

Blake

Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas

Michael Malcolm

Linda Emond

Linda Emond

Rachel Malcolm

Aisling Franciosi

Aisling Franciosi

Katherine Malcolm

Emma Nelson

Emma Nelson

Emily Malcolm

Will Pullen

Will Pullen

Steve Whelan

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Media

The Unforgivable | Sandra Bullock | Official Trailer | Netflix

The Unforgivable | Sandra Bullock | Official Trailer | Netflix

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Reviews

A review by Nathan

Written on May 15, 2023

While The Unforgivable may not be groundbreaking, it proves to be a good film propelled by fantastic performances.

The overarching message of the film works, even with all the filler subplots. If a few characters were trimmed from the narrative, particularly the cop's sons, this film would have had a much tighter and more effective story. Despite that, I still had a great time with it. I think the twists worked and the flashback scenes were woven into the narrative really well. I wasn't a huge fan of the final act, but it did not hurt my overall enjoyment of the film.

What really helped aid the movie were the incredible performances from an all-star cast. Sandra Bullock delivers a heartbreaking, emotional performance that had me tearing up on more than one occasion. Her chemistry wit...

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