
The Abandoned
2006, Mystery and thriller/Horror, 1h 46m
34 Reviews 25,000+ RatingsWhat to know
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The Abandoned spends so much time setting up the creepy atmosphere, that it forgets to inhabit it with genuine spooks or scares. Read critic reviews
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Marie
Nicolai

Andrei
Anatoliy
Marie's Mother
Emily
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Critic Reviews for The Abandoned
All Critics (34) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (13) | Rotten (21)
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March 10, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/5 | Full Review… -
Director Nacho Cerd succeeds in pushing the haunted-house movie into an abstract realm where the past and present fold into each other.
February 28, 2007 | Rating: B -
The movie sinks so deep into deathly atmosphere that there's no life to it.
February 28, 2007 | Rating: D- | Full Review… -
Heralds the arrival of a new talent that every horror fan should keep their eyes on, if they're not covering them with their hands.
February 27, 2007 -
The relatively tame horrors on display here may disappoint fans of the director's gut-spelunking short Aftermath, which made him an underground hero on the abra-cadaver circuit.
February 27, 2007 -
Perhaps the worst offense of The Abandoned, however, is that so little effort is made by the screenwriters to make any 'sense' of it all.
February 26, 2007 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for The Abandoned
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Dec 10, 2013This is just a bad horror movie. There is no storytelling, really, just a string of quasi-spooky, cheap, gotcha scare moments. Made absolutely no sense to me at all...Cynthia S Super Reviewer
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Jan 29, 2013A film with a very simplistic plot. The movie waste far too much time trying to build suspense and the atmosphere, resulting in no replay value and little actual entertainment to begin with. This movie suffers from something I call the "climax curse." This film starts out decently interesting with the intro back story and the arrival at the main location for the film... But from there, it simply devolves. It's easy to make the beginning of a scary story... What's challenging to do, is to back it up, have the story become increasingly interesting as it goes on rather than devolve. This is far from the only film to suffer from the climax curse, but it is a prime example of the climax curse at work. I don't recommend this film, you will leave with nothing but wasted time.Horrific R Super Reviewer
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Jan 22, 2013The Abandoned is one of those horror films that had the potential of being so much more than what it turned out to be. As a whole, it is a decent film but it could have been much better. The ideas for a great horror film are there, but the execution leaves a lot to be desired. The Abandoned combines many horror genres into one film and you can clearly see that there was good ideas at work, but the filmmakers clearly couldn't tie up everything neatly and the film kind of falls apart near the end. However, there are some effective scares at work on-screen, and the cast do a fine job with the so-so material. With a few script rewrites and more thought out idea, the film would have clearly been a memorable addition to the genre. As it stands, this is only worth watching once, and you feel disappointed because this film had some good ingredients to make for a truly chilling movie. Where the film lacks is a compelling, and engaging story. I liked the film despite its flaws, but like I said, it's not something that I'd personally re-watch again and again. Another problem with the film is that it also relies on previously explored ideas from other films that we've seen before and were done better as well. The scares here are good, but there's just not enough originality with this one to really make it a compelling and enjoyable picture for fans to watch. Go in with an open mind, I thought it was a decent affair, with nothing remarkable about its plot, luckily the film had plenty of atmosphere that was dark, brooding and menacing, which made The Abandoned worth seeing. However, I was left wanting more out of the movie.Alex r Super Reviewer
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Aug 25, 2011I have to admit I was really psyched for this movie after it slipped off my HorrorFest radar. The film started off evenly enough with the delightfully grey green tones of most movies set in Moscow and Karel Roden as always was brilliant, but that's where the movie loses its interest. The rest of the film, past the first half an hour or so, is overacted and overdone, leaving me feeling exasperated and bored. Its a shame, I really did want it to be better but this was one I definitely endured rather than enjoyed.Unknown H Super Reviewer
The Abandoned Quotes
Nicolai: | They are our deaths and our futures. |
Marie: | This is the same truck I came here in. |
Nicolai: | Don't be silly. This truck hasn't moved anywhere in years. |
Marie: | Is everyone in this country so friendly? |
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