The Abandon

enough complain please...the movie 🍿 is quite ok

I think there was probably more action as well. The trailer shows some action scenes, but that happens only the first 10 minutes of the movie, the rest of the time, he spends talking on the 'radio', 'satellite phone', 'cell phone' to a woman who is in a cubed room just as he is. They keep seeing things written on the wall - only to realize they were doing it, and the other could see. I still don't understand how he was is 1991 and she was in 2020 but the changes she made to the wall showed up in his time? Don't try to think too hard, this movie isn't worth the brain power! RECOMMENDATION: SKIP IT!

I don't know why people reviewing this movie are comparing it to cube. I see a lot of impatient people making unnecessary comments about how slow this movie was but that's the whole point, it's not an action movie, it's mostly psychological. I feel like a lot of people didn't understand what this movie was supposed to be. All the people making negative reviews regarding this movie are used to fast paced, action packed movies but this one is designed to be slow but intriguing, to get you to think and wait for a solution. I loved the story that we are a threat and yet we choose to fight with our minds. I hope it gets a sequel fighting them with our intelligence instead of brute forces. Stop giving a bad review be smart too.

The impressive difference in reviewers' ratings is explained by this film itself: there are people who love to solve riddles and there are people (the majority, let's face it) who are wildly irritated by these same riddles because they don't want to bother to solve them. So if you're wondering whether to watch this or not, keep in mind: 1) it's not an action movie, it's an intellectual sci-fi mystery with elements of emotional drama, 2) it's like a one-man show, but at the same time not, 3) it's not a direct sequel to Cube, although it can be connected, 4) there will be no direct final answer, but that's the fun. So if you like to solve the puzzles with no ready-made answers, then you can give it a try.

I'm a huge fan of single location movies like Buried or Last Call. However the dialogue in the first 30 minutes of the movie doesn't make any sense. Only after the main character gains a bit of trust with the other party does it start to make sense, and the character development starts, but by then, I had lost a lot of the interest. It did pick up well enough for me to finish watching the whole movie. Even if it doesn't bring a lot of new things to the table, it's still a decent enough movie that keeps you guessing what the hell is going on (even though that's never the real point of these movies). Don't expect it to be explained to you -- the ending will keep you guessing, and that's fine. The sci-fi bits and the very few effects of the movie are quite good, but the attempt to mathematically explain what's going is absolutely nonsensical. The movie feels like they threw Cube, Buried and Last Call into a mixer, but didn't add any other ingredients and forgot to blend or shake it. Still an entertaining watch if you're a fan of the genre.

Don't waste your time! Two stars plus for the cube and the inscriptions on the walls. Eight stars minus for acting and plot and suspense (it took me 4 times stop it and continue, a week to fully watch it.) Sometimes, they overreact for no reason at all or getting hysterical for no reason at all. The scientific field is a mop-up of halved theories between moanings! The final solution isn't logically deducted, doesn't clarify WHERE or HOW it is applied, it's just the trendy wish that we can save humanity if we all act together as one...my a** Thank God, i didn't pay to watch it, though it took some time off my life that i would rather spend on doing nothing at all!

Reviewing and rating this movie isn't straightforward. On the one hand, it's a noble attempt at reformulating the tried and tested high concept single location sci-fi mystery (think Cube, or Circle). On the other hand, it's a jumbled mess of ideas that ultimately lead to an underwhelming and disappointint conclusion. What compelled me to write this review is the need to inject a balanced view amid the overly harsh 1* reviews, and the utterly ridiculous 10* review that I can only assume was written by someone involved with making the movie. It's not terrible - I was intrigued enough to watch the whole thing, and only started to get bored in the final stretch of the 3rd act. Equally, it's not great. But honestly, I applaud the attempt. Here's hoping the director learns from this and comes back with a stronger script for his next feature.

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The concept is definetly interesting, and the main actor is incredible with it's expressions. The writting is enough to keep someone entertained, but not to satisfy. On top of this, the set is always the same. After a bit of the movie, you realize it really is everything the movie has to offer. Some dialogue, some small setbacks, a problem and a guy stuck in a cube. Nothing more. If you're an enthusiast of action or science fiction movies, this is definetly not for you. The initial scene is a trap that makes you think the movie is going to be loaded with war scenes, and the ending is as underwhelming and expected as it can be. You will most likely finish this movie disappointed.