Boasting an extremely strong cast (Dan Stevens, Kevin Durand & Kathryn Newton 4Ever), a fun script and so many physical FX blood explosions it puts other horrors to shame, Abigail tells the story of a motley kidnapping crew directed by Giancarlo Esposito to abduct the daughter of a rich mogul and hold her for ransom in an isolated mansion for 24 hours as they await an easy paycheck. Naturally things turn sour as their ballet dancing ward turns out to be a centuries old blood-sucking fiend, and the characters get picked off one-by-one in a variety of ways.
Initially I was a underwhelmed by the endeavour, thinking it was just a bit of fluff with an expletive-laden script too busy winking at itself to offer anything of value. But as the film progressed, and upon finishing the final act while still conscious, I can safely say that Abigail rates as one of the better vampire bites, offering solid direction and thoroughly enjoyable asides, such as Kathryn Newton's freshly-possessed self dancing wildly before attacking the remaining survivors, and Matthew Goode showing up for a brief bit of scene-chewing as Abigail's wayward father.
I can easily rate this strongly and will enjoy watching it again for a future halloween.
7/10
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