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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 85Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireIt is an anxiety-inducing production that is bolstered by the astounding performances of Patric and Krause. While the ending is weak, two-thirds of the film works so wonderfully it is still worth watching.
- 67Film Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghFilm Journal InternationalMaitland McDonaghFirst-time feature director Eytan Rockaway (also producer and co-author, with screenwriter Ido Funk, of the film's story) does a commendable job of ratcheting up the scary atmosphere and images.
- 63Philadelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniPhiladelphia InquirerTirdad DerakhshaniDespite its formulaic structure, The Abandoned has a lot going for it. It eschews cheap scares, bloodletting, and gore. Instead, it works the audience with good, old-fashioned suspense. And it has heart.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckAs spooky as The Shining's Overlook Hotel and Rosemary Baby's Bramford, the location -- actually multiple locations -- of the atmospheric horror film The Abandoned is spectacular. It's too bad that the same can't be said about the story.
- 50We Got This CoveredMatt DonatoWe Got This CoveredMatt DonatoThe Abandoned is a steadfast and creepy haunted flick, until the final five minutes sink the entire production. It'll work for some, but sadly not for most.
- 38Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThe Abandoned leaves us in the lurch, wondering at the nonsensical ending exactly what we wondered at the beginning. Jason Patric — Jason PATRIC? Man, what happened?
- 30Village VoiceMichael NordineVillage VoiceMichael NordineTwo second-act revelations alter its tired dynamic for the better, but those changes are undone by cheap scares and a climactic revelation that's more ho-hum than horrifying.
- 30VarietyNick SchagerVarietyNick SchagerDespite the capable presence of Jason Patric in a thanklessly one-note role, this generic chiller clings so tightly to conventions that it fails to even moderately raise one’s pulse
- 30Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinStreak and Cooper are meagerly drawn characters, first-draft dialogue abounds, and the story proves more tedious and head-scratching as it goes.
- 25RogerEbert.comBrian TallericoRogerEbert.comBrian TallericoAll goodwill from that first hour is dead and buried by the last scene, abandoned by a screenwriter and director who had no idea where to take this story.