Fabled (2002)

40% of critics liked it
(10 reviews)
25% of users liked it
(49 ratings)

A troubled man is trying to decide if his anxieties are real or imagined in this independent psychological drama. In the wake of his breakup with his girlfriend, Liz (Katheryn Winnick), Joe (Desmond Askew) is starting to fall apart. Slowly sinking into a sea of paranoid delusions, Joe is convinced… More A troubled man is trying to decide if his anxieties are real or imagined in this independent psychological drama. In the wake of his breakup with his girlfriend, Liz (Katheryn Winnick), Joe (Desmond Askew) is starting to fall apart. Slowly sinking into a sea of paranoid delusions, Joe is convinced that nearly everyone is out to get him -- in his mind, Liz is sleeping with practically everyone, his analyst (Michael Panes) is in cahoots with Liz in an effort to drive him mad, his boss is circulating a highly unflattering memo about him at work, and his best friend, Alex (J. Richey Nash), has betrayed him. Oh, and there are monsters tracking him, too. But is Joe really paranoid or do his fears have some firm basis in fact? Fabled is the first feature film from Ari Kirschenbaum, who served as director, screenwriter, and editor. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 24 min.
Directed By: Ari Kirschenbaum
Genres: Mystery & Suspense, Drama

In Theaters: Aug 17, 2002 Wide
On DVD: Mar 28, 2006
Studio: Indican Pictures

Critic Reviews

Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
If watching a guy go slowly insane for 88 minutes sounds interesting to you, Fabled might be right up your alley.
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat
This debut feature from writer-director Ari Kirschenbaum has a lot more style than substance.
Ernest Hardy, L.A. Weekly
Opening with a portentous quote from Kafka, writer-director Ari Kirschenbuam's Fabled quickly reveals itself to be a hyper-stylized flick, but the glossy sum effect is that of a film student straining for a weightiness he can't pull off.
Staci Layne Wilson, Horror.com
Turn tail and stay as far away from this so-called horror movie as you can.
Timothy Knight, Reel.com
Too superficial to stay with you.
Ed Gonzalez, Slant Magazine
Fabled not only lacks contemporary and spiritual resonance but a satisfying closer.
Rob Thomas, Capital Times (Madison, WI)
There isn't that much more to it than mood.
Carlo Cavagna, AboutFilm.com
The recurring fairy-tale narrative device might fool viewers into thinking FABLED has more of a story than is actually there.
Victoria Alexander, Movie Reviews in Croatian
Assured, sophisticated, and confident debut.
Kim Williamson, Boxoffice Magazine
Relatively riveting.