This Wednesday was a Netflix special. My roommate, in a recent obsession with the actor Charlie Hunnam, decided to rent the film Abandon to see him in action. The film also stars Katie Holmes (pre-Cruise), Benjamin Bratt, Zooey Deschanel, and Gabriel Union. Abandon is the story of Katie (played by Katie), a senior on the cusp of graduation. Along with worrying about getting a job after college and finishing her senior thesis, Katie has to worry about her jealous ex-boyfriend coming back after disappearing two years before. Detective Wade Handler is put in charge of her ex-boyfriend's case after coming back from an issue with drugs and alcohol to ease him back into duty. However, the further Handler gets involved in the case the more comes out about Katie and her past.
This was definitely was one of those movies that I'll only be watching once in my life. It was definitely one of those stories you weren't expecting the ending from what you saw of the trailers but about halfway you figure out the ending any way. The movie was fairly interesting but it was definitely a plot that I've seen one too many times to fully enjoy this time. If you enjoy b-horror films starring big name actors before they hit the big time I'm sure you'll enjoy. I can't say I enjoyed it but at least I've expanded my internal film collection.
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I'm pretty sure I've seen this movie as well, and since it isn't standing out in my memory it is safe to say it did not impress me either. I like that you are honest about you opinions on the movies you see and that this is a more current movie than some of the others. It gives your voice authority.
ReplyDeleteIf I were the editor of this blog I would suggest linking to trailers from these films and posting stills. On a blog, so much text can be intimidating and I think people would be more encouraged to read your commentary if they were sucked in with images.
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