Abigail

Name: Abigail
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: April 19, 2024
Rating: 62
Cast: Alisha Weir, Angus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand

2024

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 19, 2024

Starring: Alisha Weir, Angus Cloud, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Melissa Barrera, William Catlett

Summary: After 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 noAfter 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 normal little girl. … Expand

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

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Slashfilm BJ Colangelo

Apr 7, 2024

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. Read full review

Empire Kim Newman

Apr 18, 2024

Tossing a malicious vampire kid among squabbling, not-exactly-un-dangerous humans is a recipe for a wickedly enjoyable thrill ride. One of the messiest vampire movies ever made, and winningly so. Read full review

The Observer (UK) Wendy Ide

Apr 21, 2024

Stevens is one of several reasons to watch this extravagantly gory botched kidnap horror. Read full review

Moira Macdonald

Apr 19, 2024

Most important: The volume of bloodletting is undeniably impressive and frequently explosive, and the filmmakers effectively employ a lot of creepy remixes of the “Swan Lake” theme. Read full review

Manohla Dargis

Apr 18, 2024

A horror flick that’s serviceable enough to make you occasionally giggle or flinch, yet is also so aggressively unambitious that it scarcely seems worth griping about. Read full review

Collider Maggie Boccella

Apr 8, 2024

The film plays with a lot of subgenres — locked door mystery, slasher film, haunted house, alongside the obvious vampire story — that it almost seems like Radio Silence couldn’t decide what their favorite was and opted for a taster menu of everything. That works in its favor occasionally, especially since its monstrous little ballerina, surprisingly, takes up so little of its screen time. Read full review

G. Allen Johnson

Apr 22, 2024

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. Read full review

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