Directed by <\/span>Matt Bettinelli-Olpin<\/b> and <\/span>Tyler Gillett<\/b>, Abigail is the reboot of the classic <\/span>Dracula\u2019s Daughter<\/b> (1936), adjusted to the contemporary audience\u2019s taste. The screenplay by <\/span>Stephen Shields<\/b> and <\/span>Guy Busick<\/b> provides a gripping start, the way some pulp crime-movies from the Nineties had, first of all – and it couldn\u2019t be otherwise – <\/span>Reservoir Dogs<\/b> by <\/span>Quentin Tarantino<\/b>. Once the plot brings all the characters in the main setting, the usual old house full of dark corners, the mouse trap game respects all the genre\u2019s rules providing a lot of fun. Abigail is in fact quite entertaining, delivers the right rhythm of storytelling, builds characters who are both funny and in a couple of cases acceptable humans, and most importantly it is actually scary. <\/span><\/p>\n The Directors quite soon find the right formula: if you want to really experience \u201cEvil\u201d, you have to stare at it. All the close-ups of <\/span>Alisha Weir<\/b>\/Abigail’s eyes become little by little unsettling until they turn completely frightening. The young actress is totally capable of incarnating first the double face of the monster, its innocence mixed with soulless instinct.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a9Courtesy of Universal Pictures<\/p>\n On the other side then we have a group of criminals who pretty soon become victims of the vampire, a bunch of roles who are decently portrayed by <\/span>Kevin Durand<\/b>, <\/span>Giancarlo Esposito<\/b>, and <\/span>Kathryn Newton<\/b>. The soul of Abigail is in the end the powerful chemistry between <\/span>Dan Stevens<\/b><\/a> and <\/span>Melissa Barrera<\/b><\/a>. The actor delivers a performance that turns out to be charismatic, repulsive, and hilarious. The actress can be totally considered one of the true, contemporary \u201cScream Queens\u201d: she is reliable, capable of portraying the depth of her character, and ready to fight without becoming unbelievable. In the end, the audience has no choice but to root for Joey, mostly because of Melissa Barrera\u2019s performance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Even if the 109 minutes of the movie are a little bit too much – especially the showdown could have been a little shorter – <\/span>Abigail<\/b> is basically everything you want to obtain from a mainstream horror movie: a plot that actually drives you into the story, at least three compelling characters, the right amount of tension without exceeding in jump scares or cheap-thrills, gallons of fake blood which guarantee the liberating gory effect. <\/span>Abigail<\/b> is all of this, a crazy mix of horror and crime-movie with a splash of dark comedy that delivers sheer entertainment. Nowadays it seems pretty difficult to ask something more from a vampire-movie\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a9Courtesy of Universal Pictures<\/p>\n Rate: B<\/span><\/p>\n If you like the article, share your thoughts below!<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more Adriano’s Articles.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s the trailer of the film.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Abigail](\"https:\/\/cinemadailyus.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Abigail2.png\")
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