SummaryAfter a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no n...
SummaryAfter a group of would-be criminals kidnap the 12-year-old ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, all they have to do to collect a $50 million ransom is watch the girl overnight. In an isolated mansion, the captors start to dwindle, one by one, and they discover, to their mounting horror, that they’re locked inside with no n...
Traditionally, films that are this delightfully raucous, bloody (and I mean BLOODY), and silly are relegated to B-movie schlock (not a bad thing, for the record), but "Abigail" still embraces the excessive and ornate gothic aesthetics of classic horror movies. The result is an old-school vampire movie with modern frisk and flair and an absolute blast of a movie to watch with a crowd.
It knows its audience and doesn’t waste time. It also heightens the fun with elaborate practical effects, rather than blitzing us with eye-tiring CGI any more than it must.
Amazing movie flick ,it brings all types of category of emotions through the film, coming to this film my expectations were medium reaction but no overall best movie I seen in awhile recommend anyone to come watch this film hoping to see prequel or sequel down the line
While there’s plenty to be said about Abigail’s impressively over-the-top scarlet mean streak, the hellride that the filmmakers take us on is all the more effective for the character groundwork laid prior.
Breathlessly paced and filled with the sort of black humor that makes it as much a comedy as a horror film, Abigail is wildly entertaining for most of its running time, although it becomes overly burdened with baroque narrative flourishes.
Abigail is at times a bit too flippant, over-the-top and even protracted in its ridiculous Grand Guignol of exploding “meat sacks,” but it’s very much in line with the unique Radio Silence sensibility, en vogue with audiences right now.
It’s not badly made, just uninspired and played out. If you like B-movies made with a budget and are specifically looking for an undemanding time, “Abigail” might be for you. “Abigail” might also disappoint you, especially if you’re hoping for more than what’s advertised.
The only inspired part of “Abigail” is the performance of Weir, a 14-year-old Irish actress best known as the title character in Netflix’s “Matilda the Musical.” She brings verve and joy to her vampire ballerina, dancing circles around the rest of the cast.
A group of “professional” criminals each with their own special skillset kidnap the 12-year-old daughter of a powerful and rich man. What originally seemed like an easy job and a quick way to collect a $50 million ransom goes horrendously wrong when they realise the seemingly ordinary little girl is in fact a vampire. Now these strangers are forced to work together if they are to have any chance of surviving the night locked in a mansion with a monster. Cue the dramatic music.
Abigail is yet another example of a horror movie that would have greatly benefited from omitting a few key details from the trailers. Considering all the marketing for the movie was heavily promoting it as a vampire movie this was impossible and I imagine they wanted to make sure Abigail found its target audience. But hiding the fact that it is a vampire movie and revealing it as a surprise would have been a great opportunity. This also isn’t the first time a horror movie has done this before, another example being Jordan Peele’s Us, which also had a trailer that revealed too much. And if I’ve just spoiled the fact that Abigail is a vampire movie I apologise.
Getting past that, Abigail is your typical kind of movie that starts as one thing and then transforms into another. Absolutely blood drenched mayhem and lots of fun. Sure it doesn’t really bring anything new to the vampire genre but it’s very entertaining, funny and absolutely delivers on the gore. You won’t be disappointed I promise. As the story progresses, things escalate from crazy to manic to what the hell is happening. It does lose itself eventually and feels a little like the filmmakers had about three different endings in mind and said **** it we’ll do all three. So yes it gets a bit ridiculous towards the end but I enjoyed it.
The film succeeds at making you laugh and having a bit of fun with some old vampire movie tropes. But it’s also got a sharp set of teeth, the tone is on point, with a gothic setting and the continuous use of “Swan Lake” is a nice throwback to the Bela Lugosi era. Of course Abigail (Alisha Weir) also being a ballerina plays into this quite well. She’s perfect for this part, because you definitely believe that Abigail the ballerina vampire will absolutely tear your throat out. I’d love to know what the fake blood budget was for this movie because it is a bloodbath. The use of practical effects also goes down well and doesn’t have an over-reliance on CGI. The cast were the perfect combination of characters but it really seems like it’s Dan Stevens who’s having a blast with this part, he’s chewing the scenery but for this kind of film it works very well.
If you’re looking for a horror to see in the cinema, Abigail is a great choice. Whether you’re a diehard fan of vampire movies or it’s your first one there’s something for everyone. It’s clear everyone involved in making Abigail had fun filming it and it feels like it was made by people who genuinely enjoy horror movies. And lads they filmed it in Dublin so I know you won’t want to miss that. Recommended for vampire fans.
It has funny moments, but it feels derivative and a little boring sometimes. The plot is so predictable, and I couldn't care less about almost anyone in it. Melissa Barrera and Alisha Weir are the best part of it. But my main problem is that it didn't fully commit to its absurdity. The serious subplot about protecting your child didn't match the tone I think M3GAN did a better job at this. The practical effects are cool though.
Ugh I feel like I got tricked by the trailer and a couple of good reviews, but this doesn't have any magic. First of all, the trailer played like a horror comedy, but there's no comedy here at all. Second of all, while the cast is okay the characters are very shallow and pretty much all unlikeable. So you end up with a movie that isn't funny but also not really scary, and it can't be thrilling because you're not gonna care about the characters either. Alisha Weir is okay as the girl, but while her physical acting brings out some thrills her line delivery is pretty poor
Unfortuantely this film is a prime example of bought reviews if you have ever seen any late nineties early two thousands horror film like Dracula 2000, Blade, John Carpenters Vampires, The Forgotten or Thirteen Ghosts you’ve seen this movie and while those were all objectively bad movies they all carried their own charm and somewhat unique identities while this feels so corporate and wooden it’s a complete shame that companies can manipulate critic reviews to this extent the beginning of the movie moves at a complete snails pace before a completely non sensical ending where the majority of the cast is swapping back and forth becoming hero or villain seemingly at random while Alisha Weir does a spectacular job even though the entire story is devoid of any real personality or identity and Melissa Barrera and Dan Stevens try but seem to both give up completely by the end the remainder of the cast is just there truly disappointing an extremely promising concept that turned out to be a mash up of several old tacky and far better horror films while this one cannot even muster up one solid moment of fright or tension