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.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.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.
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- TriviaOne of Angus Cloud's final roles before his passing in July 2023. Although production wasn't completed until months after his death due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Cloud had filmed all of his scenes before production was shut down. He had signed an autograph (the cloud drawing seen above the dedication) for a crew member during his time on set, and Melissa Barrera had it printed on t-shirts for the cast and crew when filming wrapped.
- GoofsFrank gets impaled just above his knee with a wooden stake. Once the stake is removed and the leg bandaged, he walks with only a minor limp and even outright runs at points, when his leg would be incapable of supporting his weight at all.
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, Abigail's sinister chuckling is heard.
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An uninspired take on the vampire subgenre
Abigail is vampiric only in the sense of bleeding dry any semblance of intelligent and creative filmmaking. From a technical and production standpoint it holds up more than nicely; but from a plot perspective it's a nonstarter. This was touted as a "Dracula's Daughter" reboot with a comedy twist; but is far-off the mystery and allure of classic gothic literature that first bore the name "Dracula" - and the purported humour is lukewarm at best.
Inconsistencies, plotholes, plot armour, and half-baked writing all undermine this uninspired film. Dan Stevens as Acteur and Giancarlo Esposito as Lambert were strong points. Actress Alisha Weir at thirteen (now fourteen) years old - delivered an admirable performance with the script she had, but her talents were wasted on this lackluster story. Good horror works on the psychological; it works its way around everything, using physical horror as only one tool in its broad repertoire. This film is quite the opposite, it's physical horror without almost any tantalising or guesswork left to the imagination. Because of that it's more of an action film masquerading as a horror film.
The characters as a whole are of the stock variety, as if hurriedly thrown together. Their screenplay reads in exactly the same manner. Splitting up to their detriment and acting like bozos; usually minus the part where that's supposed to translate as funny.
This is closer to "Abysmal" than "Abigail".
Inconsistencies, plotholes, plot armour, and half-baked writing all undermine this uninspired film. Dan Stevens as Acteur and Giancarlo Esposito as Lambert were strong points. Actress Alisha Weir at thirteen (now fourteen) years old - delivered an admirable performance with the script she had, but her talents were wasted on this lackluster story. Good horror works on the psychological; it works its way around everything, using physical horror as only one tool in its broad repertoire. This film is quite the opposite, it's physical horror without almost any tantalising or guesswork left to the imagination. Because of that it's more of an action film masquerading as a horror film.
The characters as a whole are of the stock variety, as if hurriedly thrown together. Their screenplay reads in exactly the same manner. Splitting up to their detriment and acting like bozos; usually minus the part where that's supposed to translate as funny.
This is closer to "Abysmal" than "Abigail".
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- Also known as
- Ебіґейл
- Filming locations
- Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin, Ireland(Driving escape scenes)
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- Budget
- $28,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $25,867,515
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,297,110
- Apr 21, 2024
- Gross worldwide
- $42,773,213
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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