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Abandon

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A psychological thriller about a senior (Katie Holmes) at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.

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The plotline for Abandon is too disjointed and muddled to offer much in the way of thrills.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader 02/12/2020
Holmes, best known for the TV teen drama Dawson's Creek, flounders in the role like a child in her father's overcoat. Go to Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media 09/02/2010
2/5
It really is almost impressive how bad this is. Go to Full Review Scott Von Doviak Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 01/08/2003
Meandering and glacially paced, and often just plain dull. Go to Full Review Joel Siegel Good Morning America 01/04/2018
C+
Ultimately, it's a suspense thriller in dire need of more suspense and more thrills. Go to Full Review Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed 04/29/2009
A dull, pretentious, and godly dreary pseudo-thriller... Go to Full Review Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com 01/02/2009
1/4
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Blu B @RT43513976 Sep 19 It's bad....solidly bad. The editing is terrible and the pacing is horrifically bad. This is about her getting the consulting job, than the romance with the cop which is so poorly done and jumpy it's kind of bizarre, than the dude who was murdered, than some other stuff, than she's crazy.....just like what? And yet somehow it's soooooo boring the longer it goes. It feels like 2 seperate films about the murder/missing investigation (I'm not sure which, it's not clear) and her dealing with college stuff. But the longer it goes the more murky and completely incoherent it gets. The twist is...kind of cool and saves it somewhat but I still don't get how someone could get that because it's so poory done. The music is boring, generic, and forgettable and everything else isn't good. Holmes is like one step above a final girl in a slasher movie in terms of ehr performance. Bratt is alright but he's barely in it it feels like. The direction isn't good either and it has a weird blue color filter in some scenes that's weird. The scenes are just dull to look at and weighed down by clunky dialouge also. Even though it makes no sense, the ending KIND OF makes up for it as I didn't see it coming and if this was done A LOT better probably would be good and was a suprise. But still....Skip this. See more ira m @Montyson 11/04/2023 The only good thing about this movie is I get to see Katie Holmes See more angela g @Sunflower378 10/17/2023 better than i expect this movie to be i like the acting in this movie the story was good the twist was good i like the movie See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 05/25/2021 I should have abandoned this after the first 30 minutes. See more 05/16/2021 Was I watching Joey, Katie, or Katie? Same person. Confused girl throws crooked smiles and doesn't try to enunciate anything. Oh and the plot just as lacking as her character. See more 09/15/2020 The movie was 1.5 hours long but it felt like an eternity. So painfully slow that I almost didn't finish it. And the end was just predictable and unsatisfying. See more Read all reviews
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Stephen Gaghan

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Katie Holmes

Katie

Benjamin Bratt

Detective Wade Handler

Charlie Hunnam

Embry

Zooey Deschanel

Samantha

Gabrielle Union

Amanda

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Abandon (2002) (Front, left to right) Gabrielle Union, Katie Holmes, Gabriel Mann and Zooey Deschanel in ABANDON. View more photos

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Synopsis A psychological thriller about a senior (Katie Holmes) at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
Director
Stephen Gaghan
Producer
Lynda Obst, Roger Birnbaum, Edward Zwick, Gary Barber
Screenwriter
Stephen Gaghan
Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Production Co
Bedford Falls Productions, Paramount Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment, Lynda Obst Productions
Rating
PG-13 (Drug Content|Alcohol Content|Language|Sexuality|Some Violence)
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA)
$10.7M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Dolby SR, DTS, Dolby Stereo, Surround, Dolby A, Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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