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The Singing Forest
Metascore
1 out of 100

Overwhelming dislike - based on 7 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 7 out of 7
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  1. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    20
    The cast isn't bad but the movie is, and Amir's use of Holocaust imagery is cheap and unnecessary; Jo and Alexander could just as easily have died on the Titanic. At one point the dialogue is completely drowned out by the roar of the surf, and that is no doubt a blessing.
  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Kevin Thomas
    20
    Awkwardly staged and edited and fitted out with an overly intrusive score drawn primarily from classical music, the film consistently subverts the earnest efforts of its cast.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Megan Lehmann
    12
    Amateurish, irritatingly gabby indie.
  4. Variety
    Reviewed by: Dennis Harvey
    10
    Provides scant entertainment value, intentional or otherwise.
  5. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: G. Allen Johnson
    0
    Bare-bones vanity project.
  6. L.A. Weekly
    Reviewed by: Chuck Wilson
    0
    Bad movies can be a hoot, but rather than campy, Ameer appears to be dead serious; and it's hard to feel anything but fury toward a filmmaker whose opening title sequence intersperses black-and-white flashbacks of his sexy young lovers with actual concentration-camp photos of stacked, emaciated corpses.
  7. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    0
    The Singing Forest was written and directed by Jorge Ameer, whose film "Strippers" opened three years ago and remained the single worst movie I had ever reviewed -- until now.
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3.0 out of 10

Generally unfavorable- based on 40 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 19
  3. Negative: 11 out of 19
  1. [Anonymous]
    0
    I don't know why people complain when the waves drown out the actor's speech. It's the perfect time to get some paper towels to clean up the blood spewing out of your eyes and ears.… Full Review »
  2. Gordon
    0
    I could not believe how bad this film is! There is a very big problem with every single aspect of this film, be it the plot, the acting, the lighting, sound, cinematography, wardrobe or directing. Each of these are described below! The plot is bad to start with and it is very poorly told. The acting is non existent. The actors barely stand there reciting the lines. The sets are not made or decorated in any way, it seems as if the director just shot the film inside his house. The wardrobe is very old fashioned and plain, as if the actors wore the cheapest item they have in their own wardrobe. There is no costume adviser or even any budget for clothes, I can bet. The lighting is very bad. Most of the time the film is not adequately lit. In the scene where Christopher drinks beer in the living room, the only source of light is the lamp beside Christopher. This makes the beer bottles and even the coffee table dark and indiscernible because they are against the light. In addition, the soundtrack is a big problem as well. There is a high level of ambient noise, and sometimes we even hear traffic outside the house and hear dogs barking! In the scene where the two men talk on the seaside, the waves are so loud that the sound of waves literally drown out the conversation. However, the worst is yet to be described! The cinematography is shocking. 90% of the time, the camera sits on a tripod for two or three minutes. This means that most of the time, the camera does not move, and the shot length is very long. This means that most of the conversations are filmed with two people sitting and talking. We do not have any camera shots of their facial expressions or reactions. For example, in the scene where Christopher lies in bed talking to the standing daughter, the camera is positioned behind Christopher, so that during the long conversation we could not see his face at all. There are also many times that the cameraman decides that the characters are in fact not in the centre of the visual field, and shifts the camera to the side a bit. Oh, why does it take you so long to realise the camera is off centre? It is almost comical for the film to have a black storyboard to serve as the narrator. It looks like someone holding a black cardboard in front of the camera. Because of the high level of ambient noise, when the black storyboard comes in, there is total silence. Then the ambient noise starts again when the film resumes. Believe me, this film is really very bad. Avoid!… Full Review »
  3. CharlesK.
    0
    Worst movie I have ever seen.
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