If nothing else can be said of The Singing Forest, it is assuredly fearless in defying credibility at every turn and on every level.
– Kevin Thomas,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jun 2004
rotten:
Ameer ... is such an inept filmmaker ... that he can't make clear the whereabouts of three characters in one small apartment, much less give them dialogue that isn't absurdly melodramatic.
– Chuck Wilson,
L.A. Weekly,
23 Jun 2004
rotten:
One has to feel for actors faced with clunky, obvious lines.
– Jane Sumner,
Dallas Morning News,
17 Jun 2004
rotten:
The sort of movie that makes you question the entire concept of independent film. Hollywood at its worst isn't this ghastly or insulting.
– Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr 2004
rotten:
Writer-director Jorge Ameer's bare-bones vanity project has one incredible premise, one that is so ridiculous and over-the-top it would have been difficult to take his film seriously even if the rest of the film's elements were top-notch (they are not).