The Abandoned
The movie concerns a unstable struggling young woman named Streak, who is desperate to get her life back on track by taking a job as a security guard at an abandoned apartment building. But on her first night on duty, she discovers a horrifying presence lurking deep within the bowels of the decaying building.
28 October 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 May 1986, Falls Church, Virginia, USA
17 June 1966, Queens, New York, USA
26 November 1939, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
27 December 1971, Lewiston, Maine, USA
7 July 1962, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
January 07, 2016
[A] polished but overly familiar psychological thriller.January 08, 2016
The film is effective for long stretches, mainly due to Rockaway's superb use of his principal setting.February 17, 2016
A visually and emotionally effective descent into darkness.January 07, 2016
Jason Patric...Man, what happened?January 07, 2016
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.January 15, 2016
Despite its formulaic structure, The Abandoned has a lot going for it. It eschews cheap scares, bloodletting, and gore.January 08, 2016
Just when you think this IFC Midnight flick will slide into an effective genre track, it flies off the rails in spectacular fashion, getting more unbearable and ridiculous all the way up to its closing minutes.January 07, 2016
If you've ever wondered why studios treat this month like a celluloid landfill, The Abandoned presents a compelling case study on its own lack of merit.January 05, 2016
I was somewhat dissatisfied with the ending, but that sort of thing is subjective, and I encourage everyone to watch The Abandoned to judge for themselves.January 05, 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.January 06, 2016
Rockaway has created a genuinely eerie and intimate ghost story with The Abandoned, rising above many of the usual supernatural tropes to create something powerfully unconventional.January 07, 2016
Eytan Rockaway's generic chiller clings so tightly to conventions that it fails to even moderately raise one's pulse.