IMDb plot summary: 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.
Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. Starring Melissa Barrera, Dan Stevens, and Alisha Weir.
Abigail follows a group of mercenary criminals hired in a highly-mysterious heist to kidnap a young girl and hold her hostage from her powerful father. Once they find out who her father is, though, and the bizarre legends surrounding him, they start to second guess the job... and then things get worse. This is fun enough as a horror movie, with some good moments and entertaining effects. It does get unexpectedly gross at a few moments, but not necessarily in a way that works against the movie. It is, however, increasingly difficult to remember much about it. I know I enjoyed it while watching it, but it turns out to be ultimately a very unmemorable movie. I wonder if maybe a sillier tone would bring some extra oomph to the story, especially once the big reveal happens. Worth a watch if you're a horror fan, but it doesn't stand quite as strongly on its own.
How it entered my Flickchart:
Abigail > Killing Season
Abigail < In the Name of the Father
Abigail < Peeping Tom
Abigail > Trading Places
Abigail < The Dresser
Abigail < Man Hunt
Abigail < Splice
Abigail > Rififi
Abigail > My Week With Marilyn
Abigail < Knight and Day
Abigail < Exotica
Abigail < Anna and the Apocalypse
Final spot: #1737 out of 4025, or 57%.
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