Plot
After a group of criminals kidnap the ballerina daughter of a powerful underworld figure, they retreat to an isolated mansion, unaware that they're locked inside with no normal little girl.
Cast
Alisha Weir knocks it out of the park with her performance, Melissa Barrera is solid, Kevin Durand is excellent as always and
Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton and Giancarlo Esposito are er also there.
Verdict
I don't go the cinema often, usually this is because of limited time, inevitable disappointment and the ridiculous expense involved. The missus wanted to see this so I made an exception, I was right about the expense as it came to just over £50 which is lunacy for a 90 minute presentation and don't even get me started on how many adverts I had to endure (And I don't mean trailers).
But did I at least least enjoy the film? Well, yeah I really did. Alas this is certainly a movie where a person would be better off not watching the trailer, knowing the big twist straight out of the gate certainly damaged the film but it was so good and threw so many additional curveballs it just didn't matter.
A solid cast (I'm a Durand fanboy) including a child actress who absolutely nailed her role to unexpected levels, a decent budget, great setting, decent cinematography and dare I say some levels of originality Abigail was an unexpectedly good film and everything I wanted M3gan (2022) to be.
See I've slated Hollywood horror for years claiming they've lost their way but movies like this demonstrate all hope is not lost.
Gory, over the top yet fairly smart and fantastically executed Abigail is a solid horror film.
Rants
Poor Barrera, glad to see she's having a decent career post her ridiculous firing from the Scream series. Who'd have thought that being against genocide is a bad thing and a person could get fired over having that stance? Plenty in support of it are doing just fine. What a time to be alive!
The Good
Barrera, Durand and Weir
Sufficiently gory
Very well constructed
Barrels of fun
Plenty of twists to keep you entertained
The Bad
I feel the finale could have been handled a smidge better
Newton didn't seem on form.
