Abigail 4K 2024

A gang of mercenaries on a tip-off kidnaps a 12-year-old ballerina, the daughter of a certain rich man. Hidden in a secluded mansion, they are going to wait for ransom for 24 hours, when suddenly someone begins to reduce their number.A gang of thieves kidnap the girl of a well-known authority figure, hoping for a huge ransom. All would be nothing, except they discover that the young girl is not as innocent as she seems. She is a vampire.

Actors: a special praise for young Alisha Weir, who at the age of fourteen has already played the ‘role within a role’ perfectly. At the beginning of the movie she beautifully performs the libretto by Bekichev accompanied by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which is already an indication of her not innocent character...Her Abigail - at the same time - pretends to get what she wants. Stanislavski would be proud.

Immediately I will say that all the actors perform absolute cynics, but deciding to change something in their lives for the better. Although for the antagonist they are just bags of blood.

Dan Stevens is already a frequent guest on the screen, so it is no surprise that he is a nasty character.

Melissa Barrera is a good actress. Here, her character has more motivation to get back to normal. But, the only way to start over is to find money. Soon she realizes that there is no easy money and the price of freedom is high. Beautifully acted role.

It's nice how the characters stall to the end and try to delay the imminent pursuit of the otherworldly being. The meeting of different thieves in the same house reminded me of a meeting of unrelated individuals (from Mad Dogs) who don't have to reveal their secrets to each other. In the course of the plot - however - they do. The game between the two is cleverly played, who is who and who is who? But the best moment has to do with the antagonist. Thanks to the truth about the past, they could have quarreled, but they decide to go all the way.

It is a joy to watch the game of Kathryn Newton, whose heroine does not want to smear her hands. However, she will have to sweat. It is her character who is responsible for the pop culture about vampirism. She gets into the muck itself, and will become an understanding character. Terrific performance by the actress in the role.

Everything else: Directors Matthew Bettinelli and Tyler Gillette, familiar from Wes Craven's reimagining of the franchise, decided to take a breather and pause production on the (already terrible sequel). Fortunately, Guy Busick (known for I'm Going Looking) borrows the style of his interesting movie about a game of hide and seek. Therefore, it gives the impression of a relay race.

The movie wants to reproach that the idea for a movie about a young vampire is not new (remember Let Me In!). Still, we want to praise the authors for their enthusiasm for presenting the idea of survival in the confined space of an old house with little danger. At the same time this idea of delivering victims sounds fresh.

The only unpleasant character is Angus Cloud. It's like he's been invited not to work, but to dabble on camera. He's goofing around, but towards the end he seems to give off a great fear of reprisal. Against his background Kevin Duran (a dumb jock who wanted to change his life), looks much funnier.

Impressions: an interesting variant of horror came to my attention. An interesting horror for the evening, although the idea is hackneyed.