Synopsis
A psychological thriller about a senior 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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Cast
- Katie HolmesKatie Burke
- Benjamin BrattWade Handler
- Charlie HunnamEmbry Larkin
- Zooey DeschanelSamantha Harper
- Fred WardLieutenant Bill Stayton
- Mark FeuersteinRobert Hanson
- Melanie LynskeyMousy Julie (as Melanie Jayne Lynskey)
- Philip BoscoProfessor Jergensen
- Gabriel MannHarrison Hobart
- Will McCormackAugust
Recommendations
- 63
Chicago Sun-Times
A moody, effective thriller for about 80 percent of the way, and then our hands close on air. If you walk out before the ending, you'll think it's better than it is. - 40
The New York Times
A thriller wrapped in heavy-duty gauze to muffle the chills. - 40
TV Guide Magazine
The story's rhythm is so bogged down in unnecessary characterization that the film can hardly breathe. - 40
L.A. Weekly
Aiming to elicit a last-minute shiver from the audience, Gaghan is likely to get instead a mood-destroying giggle. - 40
Village Voice
Hardly a nuanced portrait of a young woman's breakdown, the film nevertheless works up a few scares, particularly a tense call-number hunt in the library stacks. - 40
The A.V. Club
Gaghan shows promise as a director, but Abandon leaves a lot of room for improvement. - 38
USA Today
Holmes, of Dawson's Creek, will be up the creek if she can't avoid movies like this. And so will you if you see it. - 33
Portland Oregonian
Has a few pleasing stylistic flourishes and a potentially Hitchcockian plot, but the writing and rhythm are so off that when the final "shocker" arrives, we have seen it coming or have abandoned caring.
