Abandon

Name: Abandon
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Released: October 18, 2002
Duration: 99 min
Rating: 36
Cast: Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Katie Holmes

2002

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Paramount Pictures | Release Date: October 18, 2002 | PG-13

Starring: Benjamin Bratt, Charlie Hunnam, Katie Holmes

Summary: A psychological thriller about a college student (Holmes) haunted by visions of her first love, who disappeared two years earlier.

Director: Stephen Gaghan

Genre(s): Drama, Mystery, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 99 min

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Mark Caro

The biggest surprise may be what the filmmaker doesn't show; he withholds a big dramatic payoff, so the audience must fill in the blanks. Read full review

Rick Groen

Don't abandon Abandon. In the movies' long weekly line-up, it stands apart -- innocent of banality, and guilty of nothing more damning than intelligent effort that falls a tad short. Read full review

Roger Ebert

A moody, effective thriller for about 80 percent of the way, and then our hands close on air. If you walk out before the ending, you'll think it's better than it is. Read full review

Nathan Rabin

Gaghan shows promise as a director, but Abandon leaves a lot of room for improvement. Read full review

James Berardinelli

With the flat characters and lifeless performances, it's a wonder that anyone in the audience can stay awake all the way through this dull and dreary production. Read full review

Peter Travers

Crossing "A Beautiful Mind" with "Sex Kittens Go to College," first-time director Stephen Gaghan (he wrote Traffic) causes a head-on collision. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Consider the title your best advice. Read full review

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DanielleR.

Sep 15, 2005

While Abandon is a film that has somewhat pleasing cinematography and a gorgeous actress, it fails to fully develop as a story, and it leaves some questions and mass confusion running in the viewers head. While many films use subtlety when it comes to some major points (ex: the original While Abandon is a film that has somewhat pleasing cinematography and a gorgeous actress, it fails to fully develop as a story, and it leaves some questions and mass confusion running in the viewers head. While many films use subtlety when it comes to some major points (ex: the original Stepford wifes, at the climax), the subtlety is too subtle in the end. It left me a little bit unsure of exactly what happened. I saw this movie in the theater with a friend simply because we wanted to see something and could not see The Ring, and it's a decision I truly regret. I do not usually have a negative opinion of a film, but this one managed to wrench one from me.… Expand

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Broyax

Jan 22, 2017

J'aime bien la petite Katie Holmes, je la trouve mignonne et charmante ! Si elle n'est pas une actrice extraordinaire (loin s'en faut), elle peut parfois, bien dirigée, se révéler excellente (cf la série des Kennedy). Alors évidemment, dans ce sous-téléfilm miteux, elle fait de la peine, laJ'aime bien la petite Katie Holmes, je la trouve mignonne et charmante ! Si elle n'est pas une actrice extraordinaire (loin s'en faut), elle peut parfois, bien dirigée, se révéler excellente (cf la série des Kennedy). Alors évidemment, dans ce sous-téléfilm miteux, elle fait de la peine, la pauvre. Scénario inexistant, dialogues qui font bailler à s'en décrocher la mâchoire, mise en scène "deux de tension". N'en jetez plus, les chiottes sont pleines : je tire la chasse.… Expand

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