Just imagine what a great movie it could have been, with powerhouse actors like Sandra Bullock, Viola Davis, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Jon Bernthal sharing the screen to bring a story to life. But star power alone isn’t enough when the story itself has no real potential.

That’s exactly what happened with Netflix’s 2021 drama The Unforgivable. Despite Bullock’s talent, the film wastes her performance on a weak script that falls apart, especially after its absurd ‘plot twist.’

Sandra Bullock plays a convicted killer seeking redemption in The Unforgivable

Sandra Bullock has been on a break since her 2022 film The Lost City. However, before taking a hiatus from the spotlight, the actress also starred in the Netflix film, The Unforgivable.

Directed by Nora Fingscheidt, the film follows Ruth, a convicted ‘cop killer,’ who is released after serving a twenty-year sentence for shooting a cop, who came to evict her and her five-year-old sister,...