Abigail

critic Reviews

, 83% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • Carrying off well-worn vampire tropes with a balletic flourish, Abigail dances around the familiarity of its premise with a game cast and slick style.
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    Christy LemireFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
    Quite often very funny, but it all runs out of steam... If you want to just go laugh and squirm, you can do that here.
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    Catey SullivanChicago Reader
    This horror-thriller is chaotic and a bit too long, but in the same vein as 2022’s M3gan, it’s ultimately entertaining.
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    Kristen LopezKristomania (Substack)
    "Abigail" continues Universal’s hot streak of telling inventive new stories with their Universal monster characters.
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    Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times
    An intense, well filmed and absolutely entertaining work in which any horror fan would have a good time. [Full review in Spanish]
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    Wendy IdeObserver (UK)
    Great fun.
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    Kim NewmanEmpire Magazine
    Tossing a malicious vampire kid among squabbling, not-exactly-un-dangerous humans is a recipe for a wickedly enjoyable thrill ride. One of the messiest vampire movies ever made, and winningly so.
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    Matthew BriodyFilm Ireland Magazine
    Abigail’s unique premise reinvents the vampire movie, with innovation as fresh as What We Do in the Shadows. Bearing razor-sharp fangs, Abigail delivers a delicious dance with death.
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    Andrew J. SalazarDiscussing Film
    Abigail knows exactly what it wants to be and how to achieve it, you’re either riding on its wavelength or not. This type of sheer confidence is what the modern horror genre often lacks.


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    Sean AxmakerStream on Demand
    Think of a survival countdown as amusement park haunted house, playing out in a grand old manor that could have come out of the 19th century... punctuated by gleefully sardonic set pieces and bursts of crimson effluvia.
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    Sameen AmerThe News International (Pakistan)
    All in all, the less you know about its story, the more likely you are to enjoy Abigail. It’s a silly, gory horror flick that takes a while to get going and drags in spots but delivers enough zany fun to appease fans of the genre.
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