The Abandoned (2015)
A troubled young woman who, in a last-ditch effort at getting her life together, takes a job working nights as a security guard at an abandoned luxury apartment building. Stuck with a brusque rent-a-cop as her partner, she tries to not let her mind play tricks on her while she patrols the empty halls. But as the night progresses strange things begin to happen - and she realizes it may not all be in her head.
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A Disappointing Continuation
To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes
Storyline a bit predictable but well executed. Acting is first rate and doesn't rely on jump scares.
Normally I'm extremely skeptical on horror movies. Most of the time I'm skeptical when it comes to "Will this scare me?" or "Will this put me on edge and accomplish what horror movies are meant to?"After finishing watching the Abandoned, I can say it managed to accomplish both of those two things for about 95% of the movie.The film had some obvious cues as to what was going to happen. Most horrors seem to hold basics of when a happens b is to follow followed by c. Even with the predictable moments, it still was able to keep my attention.I was gripped onto the story of the film up until the very end. The ending of this film threw off the entire film for me. Perhaps there is a reason as to why it was written and produced as it was, but for me, it felt like it had gone a little too far in attempts to twist things up. If the directors and/or writers chose to go down a different path, I might have been left liking this film immensely more instead of instantly hating the ending to feeling as if it has effected the entire film.
The horror premise is simple and straightforward, although i can only give an average rating for this movie. The script lacks any kind of depth and the usual clique used for the genre Started off great with that James Cameron's Aliens type of feel but fell short in the 2nd half. When one expects a CCTV based survival horror in a cathedral kinda thing , the script rather turned out to be a simple run of the mill story in the second.The visuals and atmosphere were pretty decent and apt but the script was a letdown. Recommend watching if u have nothing else on a Saturday night if else passable.
Dear Eytan Rockaway, your first full length feature film was a good effort. For the first one hour at least. The location (an old building with many claustrophobic corridors and impenetrable rooms) and the atmosphere were perfect for a horror film. A melancholic young woman (Louisa Krause) takes a job as a security guard at an empty old building with some spectacular architecture. Her interactions with her paraplegic and cynical colleague (a great Jason Patric) are the best parts of the film. The film is a great study of how the relationship between two people confined in a abandoned building engaged in stressful jobs develops over time. Some of Patric's dialogues and the way he delivered them were hilarious. The character reminded me of Jim Broadbent's in Art School Confidential. But the rather strange twist and some of the scares ruined the film towards the end. It was a shame because the first one hour was quite entertaining. But I would definitely watch more of your films. Best Regards, Pimpin. (6/10)