The Abandoned
IFC Films | Release Date: January 8, 2016 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
38
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
2
Negative:
5
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85
Film ThreatBobby LePireOct 18, 2021
It is an anxiety-inducing production that is bolstered by the astounding performances of Patric and Krause. While the ending is weak, two-thirds of the film works so wonderfully it is still worth watching. Read full review
67
Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghOct 18, 2021
First-time feature director Eytan Rockaway (also producer and co-author, with screenwriter Ido Funk, of the film's story) does a commendable job of ratcheting up the scary atmosphere and images. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniJan 26, 2016
Despite its formulaic structure, The Abandoned has a lot going for it. It eschews cheap scares, bloodletting, and gore. Instead, it works the audience with good, old-fashioned suspense. And it has heart. Read full review
50
We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoJan 16, 2017
The Abandoned is a steadfast and creepy haunted flick, until the final five minutes sink the entire production. It'll work for some, but sadly not for most. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckJan 7, 2016
As spooky as The Shining's Overlook Hotel and Rosemary Baby's Bramford, the location -- actually multiple locations -- of the atmospheric horror film The Abandoned is spectacular. It's too bad that the same can't be said about the story. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreJan 7, 2016
The Abandoned leaves us in the lurch, wondering at the nonsensical ending exactly what we wondered at the beginning. Jason Patric — Jason PATRIC? Man, what happened? Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinJan 23, 2016
Streak and Cooper are meagerly drawn characters, first-draft dialogue abounds, and the story proves more tedious and head-scratching as it goes. Read full review
30
VarietyNick SchagerJan 7, 2016
Despite the capable presence of Jason Patric in a thanklessly one-note role, this generic chiller clings so tightly to conventions that it fails to even moderately raise one’s pulse Read full review
30
Village VoiceMichael NordineJan 5, 2016
Two second-act revelations alter its tired dynamic for the better, but those changes are undone by cheap scares and a climactic revelation that's more ho-hum than horrifying. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoJan 8, 2016
All goodwill from that first hour is dead and buried by the last scene, abandoned by a screenwriter and director who had no idea where to take this story. Read full review
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