Abandon (2002)
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Cast
as Katie Burke
as Wade Handler
as Embry
as Samantha Harper
as Robert Hanson
as Lt. Bill Stayton
as Mousy Julie
as Prof. Jergensen
as Harrison Hobart
as August
as Amanda Luttrell
as Andre
as Susan
as Ted
as Dr. David Schaffer
as Jed
as Young Katie
as Young Katie
as Regular Guy
as Eager Beaver
as Eager Beaver
as Tech Recruiter
as Venture Capitalist
as Detective Rigney
as Detective Kanter
as Archivist
as Female Interviewee
as Girl Singer
as Girl Singer
as Waitress
as Student on Cell Phone
as Campus Security Officer
as Campus Security Officer
as Frank Peabody
as Recovering Alcoholic College Student
as Bill
as Harrison Hobart Sr.
as Mrs. Harrison Hobart
as Cabbie
as Homeless Guy
as Research Assistant
as Female Mogul
as Professor
as Russian Bear
as Indian Guy
as Passerby Outside Plum
as Katie's Father
as Student in Cafeteria
as Recovering Alcoholic Member
as Recovering Alcoholic Member
as Recovering Alcoholic Member
as Recovering Alcoholic Member
as Trip Hop Inferno/Virgil
as Trip Hop Inferno/Tortured Soul
as Trip Hop Inferno/Tortured Soul
as Trip Hop Inferno/Dante
as Trip Hop Inferno/Performer
as Trip Hop Inferno/Mime
as Trip Hop Inferno/Wolf
as Trip Hop Inferno/Minos
as Trip Hop Inferno/Performer
as Library Assistant
as Choir Conductor
Critic Reviews for Abandon
All Critics (111) | Top Critics (29) | Fresh (18) | Rotten (93) | DVD (8)
Meandering and glacially paced, and often just plain dull.
It's a bad sign in a thriller when you instantly know whodunit.
Hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown, the film nevertheless works up a few scares.
It's light on the chills and heavy on the atmospheric weirdness, and there are moments of jaw-droppingly odd behavior -- yet I found it weirdly appealing.
Pic's structure and last-minute disclosures entirely betray any personal investment the viewer has made in this low-key yarn, which will cause audiences to feel ambushed and sullied at fadeout.
The title helpfully offers the most succinct review of it you'll read anywhere.
Audience Reviews for Abandon
Really thought I had reviewed this film some time ago. This film didn't do much for me. Maybe it was the acting of Benjamin Bratt, maybe it was the charater he played, just didn't enjoy this film and that is something rare for me. A 2 star and hope never to watch again.
Super Reviewer
Before I start, I know I am in the minority here. In fact, I have been defending this movie for years. After all, "Abandon" came out in 2002 and it's now 2011, and after almost 10 years I still keep coming back to this film, regardless of it's popular dislike. Written and directed by Stephen Gagan (Oscar winning scribe of "Traffic"), "Abandon" is extremely generous to multiple viewings. While the basic story is something we have certainly seen many, actually too many, times before, it's the characters and their psychology that really interest me. I find Katie (a wonderful and complex Katie Holmes) to be a very sympathetic character, regardless of her actions. I find something extremely cathartic in her story. Gagan crafts his morbid tale with a dark and stylish atmosphere rather than going for the easy scares others would have. He also tells his story with a shifting time frame that helps you see the world through Katie's eyes. "Abandon" is about the mind and how memories can grab hold, sometimes all too literally. "Abandon" is nothing new exactly, but for me, I really enjoy it. I think it's an involving, moody mystery with a very interesting central character. But then again, I am alone on this one, so go figure.
Super Reviewer
Saw the ending come from a mile away. Zooey was the only highlight of this movie.
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