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Movie Reviews of Abandon
Movie Review: Abandon All Hope Ye Who Enter Here
Summary: 2 Stars
**1/2 "Abandon" is yet another in a long line of mystery films in which the audience is supposed to be thrown for a loop when it comes time for the filmmakers to unveil their "surprise, turnabout" ending. Only, in this case, most reasonably intelligent filmgoers should be able to spot the outcome miles ahead of the characters.Katie Holmes stars as Katie Burke, an attractive but overstressed college student who has had serious abandonment issues ever since her father left her when she was a little girl. It turns out that Katie was also dumped by her boyfriend, Embry Larkin, two years ago when he mysteriously vanished from school without a trace. Benjamin Bratt plays Wade Handler, a detective sent to investigate the disappearance who believes that the boy may have met with foul play. Suddenly, Katie starts seeing Embry popping up in various places around campus. Has he returned or is someone playing a cruel and vicious game on the distraught young woman?
"Abandon" provides passable entertainment for undemanding mystery buffs, I suppose, but the film, as a whole, is neither particularly suspenseful nor particularly intriguing. The details of Bratt's past, which are supposed to somehow figure into his psychology, are so sketchily filled in that we have almost no idea of what the trauma was that supposedly turned his life around. Katie's issues are a little more clearly outlined, but her character still emerges as little more than a pop psychology cliché - as is the whole movie, in fact, when you come right down to it.
"Abandon" is not really a bad film, just an instantly forgettable one. Chances are it might fit the bill on one of those long, lonely nights when the brain goes into snooze mode and anything of any real substance just seems too taxing.
Movie Review: Meh...
Summary: 2 Stars
First, I might as well get the negativity out of the way.I'm not denying that Katie Holmes is a good actress. It just seems to me that she plays the same bland "I'm trying to get over a problem that I never really resolve" character. MOVE ON. MIX IT UP. YOU ARE BETTER THAN THESE KIND OF ROLES. And as for Benjamin Bratt...he was a better cop on Law and Order than this movie. Now as for the good...
Will McCormack, you NEVER disappoint me! He's a great actor to me because he has these supporting parts that if anyone else had played them, I would not have remembered them but with him, you make an effort to remember. A great actor to me also because even with a small part, he makes the effort to try to stick in your mind. Anyone who has seen this man in American Outlaws will have some idea of what I'm talking about. It's also good to see Gabrielle Union in movies. Melanie Lynskey...better in the movie Detroit Rock City. Zooey Deschanel...better in Almost Famous and the New Guy. Now as to the actor who really kept me with this movie...
Charlie Hunnam! He is (to me) undeniably gorgeous in this arrogant way (love him better with his English accent) and the intensity he brought to Embry Larkin was chilling. He dominates the screen with his ..., in control of every situation attitude. Best example of this comes in the first scene where he's conducting the chorus and then with KH and throwing her planner out the window saying "no one this organized ever had time for sex." He makes the most of his screen time and I can't wait to see more from this actor.
To wrap it up..Abandon...whatever. They say there are some movies that are like you either like 'em or don't. To this...I'm gonna have to say "meh...I'm indifferent"
Movie Review: Not Everyone Should Abandon..Abandon isn't worth anything!
Summary: 2 Stars
Pros: Good cinematography, competent acting, script, ending, plot twist, smart, Katie, Zooey, the music, underlying intelligence, Strong performances by all involved and some very exotic directing, Hot guy, Oh My God! Chris Hunnam is gorgeous!Cons: The ending is expected and many characters/plot points convoluted, slow, tame, Only Katie Holmes, the detective, and the old boyfriend seem rooted in the story, No Plot, Really not that easy to get it into.
Summary: Abandon is a poor excuse for someone who is trying to make a movie scary. The story line tries so hard to be scary with dark scenes and mystery but it just doesn't cut it. It does although have a few good twists and a little humor that makes Abandon slightly bearable. I found dissatisfying about this movie was Katie's character. I found that Katie Holmes is a good actress but no person can act well when their character is severely undeveloped. Katie seemed not to have any deep thoughts through out the whole movie. She seemed to rely on everyone else to do her dirty work for her. The main thing I didn't like about Abandon was the fact that it had many scenes that were trying to be dark and mysterious. However there were so many that it just wasn't scary anymore. As well, Embry was rather dark and mysterious himself so you really only expect that he would like dark places. All in all I didn't like this movie. The characters were undeveloped as well as the plot and it just wasn't scary even if it was trying to be. I encourage you not to spend your money on it and not to get abandon to this movie.
Movie Review: "Abandon" is what you should do to this film.
Summary: 2 Stars
I hate it when there is a movie that I am dying to see, then I see it and it's a huge disappointment. Katie Holmes in a psychological thriller was the reasoning is seeing this movie, unfortunately this movie is a predictable, boring mess. It is very slow moving and takes a good hour for anything exciting to happen. Katie is a college student whos boyfriend Embry disappeared 2 years ago. Benjamin Bratt plays the detective reassigned to the case. All the sudden, Katie starts seeing Embry watching her, in cars, etc etc. What happened to Embry? is the big question. Well, we eventually find out in the end, but there are to many unneeded scenes before we find out. The ending is a bit predictable, but I do have to say Katie Holmes is wonderful in the movie, and because of her, I didn't see the end coming. Benjamin Bratt is boring, Zooey Deschanel is alot of fun, and Charlie Hunnam brings much needed intensity to the film. I suggest this for Katie Holmes fans. Otherwise, you'll probably be bored to tears.Movie Review: Not nearly as good as it should have been
Summary: 2 Stars
I went in to Abandon with high expectations, I left very disappointed. The first hour is what I expected it to be interesting and paced well, if not very exciting. But the last half-hour just ruins the movie. What starts out as an above-average thriller from the beginning ends in a muddle with an EXTREMELY disappointing ending that will make you wish you didn't invest in what you just watched.What the film does do right, it does very well. Such as the casting of Katie Holmes and Benjamin Bratt. They're both very good in their roles and do what they can with a very bad script. Also, the film does a good job of keeping a dark atmosphere and making us care up to final 30 minutes where it just falls apart.
BOTTOM LINE: This is a good mystery/thriller that keeps you interested up to the final act. But then the movie slips further and further until it completely falls at the terrible ending. (2.5 stars out of 5)