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<blockquote data-quote="Willie Oleson" data-source="post: 435609" data-attributes="member: 8">Abigail (2024)[ATTACH=full]58334[/ATTACH]It seems to me that minimal effort was made to keep the Big Twist under wraps. If the trailer didn&#039;t spoil it for you then the film poster with its not-too-subtle slogan would inform you why you&#039;d want to see this film.Last night I was feeling tired but not tired enough to sleep, therefore I wanted to watch something &quot;loud&quot; and unchallenging, and ABIGAIL proved to be a good choice.Despite or perhaps because of my low expectations I actually enjoyed it quite a bit.Knowing what&#039;s going to happen can also create the tension of when&nbsp; it&#039;s going to happen, like boarding a dark ride roller coaster.ABIGAIL is not a horror film, it&#039;s Carnage Action/Comedy with seemingly indestructable characters in moments of physical combat.That what killed Lee Remick&#039;s character in THE OMEN is an &quot;ooh...ssshh*t&quot; moment in this film. The film has lots of gothic and creative visuals, it&#039;s sort of THE EVIL DEAD in a haunted mansion, and the lighting is very well done.The characters are all unlikeable, but in an Agatha Christie sort of way, and I was surprised that some of the humour actually made me laugh. And when it wasn&#039;t funny then at least I wasn&#039;t annoyed by it (I consider that a big plus in modern-day films, however sad that may sound).The best and most entertaining part is Abigail-performer Alisha Weir, 14 years old at the time of production. A part of the Abigail creature reminded me of M3GAN, but a human performance is always going to look much better.As I said before, this film just wants to entertain the audience in as many ways as possible and there&#039;s nothing wrong with that. Not every film is made with the intention to create a timeless masterpiece.However, I feel there is a genuine horror film buried underneath all the spectacle, and I find it impossible not to think of &quot;missed opportunity&quot;.The first act has some effective psychological horror as the characters are trying to figure out what they&#039;re dealing with. Gaslighting, paranoia and angry accusations - I wish the film had spent more time on this situation instead of revealing the twist so early on in the story.Perhaps they calculated that the audience wouldn&#039;t have the patience for that kind of scenario.Alternatively, a 30 minutes version of this film would have made for a great INSIDE NO. 9 episode. Actually, there was&nbsp; a BLACK MIRROR episode with a very similar theme.By the way, you&#039;ll spot the Escape Girl in the very first scene.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Willie Oleson, post: 435609, member: 8"] Abigail (2024) [ATTACH type="full"]58334[/ATTACH] It seems to me that minimal effort was made to keep the Big Twist under wraps. If the trailer didn't spoil it for you then the film poster with its not-too-subtle slogan would inform you why you'd want to see this film. Last night I was feeling tired but not tired enough to sleep, therefore I wanted to watch something "loud" and unchallenging, and ABIGAIL proved to be a good choice. Despite or perhaps because of my low expectations I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. Knowing what's going to happen can also create the tension of [I]when[/I] it's going to happen, like boarding a dark ride roller coaster. ABIGAIL is not a horror film, it's Carnage Action/Comedy with seemingly indestructable characters in moments of physical combat. That what killed Lee Remick's character in THE OMEN is an "ooh...ssshh*t" moment in this film. The film has lots of gothic and creative visuals, it's sort of THE EVIL DEAD in a haunted mansion, and the lighting is very well done. The characters are all unlikeable, but in an Agatha Christie sort of way, and I was surprised that some of the humour actually made me laugh. And when it wasn't funny then at least I wasn't annoyed by it (I consider that a big plus in modern-day films, however sad that may sound). The best and most entertaining part is Abigail-performer Alisha Weir, 14 years old at the time of production. A part of the Abigail creature reminded me of M3GAN, but a human performance is always going to look much better. As I said before, this film just wants to entertain the audience in as many ways as possible and there's nothing wrong with that. Not every film is made with the intention to create a timeless masterpiece. However, I feel there is a genuine horror film buried underneath all the spectacle, and I find it impossible not to think of "missed opportunity". The first act has some effective psychological horror as the characters are trying to figure out what they're dealing with. Gaslighting, paranoia and angry accusations - I wish the film had spent more time on this situation instead of revealing the twist so early on in the story. Perhaps they calculated that the audience wouldn't have the patience for that kind of scenario. Alternatively, a 30 minutes version of this film would have made for a great INSIDE NO. 9 episode. Actually, there [I]was[/I] a BLACK MIRROR episode with a very similar theme. By the way, you'll spot the Escape Girl in the very first scene. [/QUOTE]

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