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Tom Sizemore, Dennis Haskins, Kris Reilly, Harley Wallen, and Kaiti Wallen in Abstruse (2019)

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Abstruse

30 reviews
3/10

Sizemore gets all three stars!

  • BandSAboutMovies
  • Jan 13, 2020
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2/10

terrible - don't waste time on it

I give two stars, since I've seen worse movies, but this one is so terrible, that all the positive reviews must be a joke, trolling ppl to make them watch this garbage. Everything about this movie is poor - plot, characters, acting, shots, music - EVERYTHING. It's not even crappy to the point, when it becomes funny, like Troma productions (e.g. Toxic Avenger). It's really sad to watch Tom Sizemore in it.
  • widurr
  • Mar 15, 2020
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3/10

Slasher Dasher

  • anil-kulkarni-108-85663
  • Mar 26, 2020
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1/10

Horrible!

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen!!! Total waste of money and time.
  • pamelaannmeier
  • Dec 6, 2019
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1/10

Amateur hour

I've seen better acting in a kindergarten play.

Don't waste your time on this!!
  • holminjone
  • Mar 11, 2020
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1/10

Have no idea where the positive reviews are basing their comments.

Without a doubt, one of the worst movies I've had the displeasure to sit through. There is absolutely NOTHING good to say about this. It was like it was written and produced by a fifth grader!!! A "10" for this? A relative, no doubt!
  • rickjroig
  • Mar 11, 2020
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1/10

Cheesy not worth watching movie

Acting is crap, diaogues are crap, background music an timing total crap, everything is crap, Do not watch! Worst movie of the year!
  • sabrina-urbina
  • Mar 14, 2020
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1/10

Painful

I'm impressed that anyone has been able to sit through this. Writing, directing, and acting are all equally bad.
  • IndieFilmLab
  • May 13, 2020
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1/10

Terrible

This movie had a very weak script and don't waste your time on this movie.
  • htorabin
  • Apr 6, 2020
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1/10

Terrible

The worst ever movie watched in my life!!!! Total waste of time!!! OMG!!!!!
  • kkastriott
  • Apr 2, 2020
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8/10

A very good thriller by Harley Wallen

  • jcarchambeau
  • Jun 20, 2021
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2/10

Who ever votes for you?

  • nogodnomasters
  • Mar 16, 2020
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1/10

not so good

Poor story line, poor action... no suspense no thriller
  • whalexzinni
  • May 12, 2020
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1/10

Should win a few awards.

  • prafull-ambekar
  • Mar 22, 2020
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2/10

Interesting title, and fitting

  • garcinder
  • Oct 30, 2020
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1/10

Waste of time

As movie poster says : Violent pursuit of darks minds who writes unrealistic, misleading comments about a really bad movie, ignoring reality that true comments will be shared soon or later on this platform.
  • baris-akan
  • Jun 5, 2020
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2/10

Pitifully bad!

  • rharley
  • May 25, 2020
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5/10

Good Watch during Lockdown.

Abstruse is a crime thriller that will keep you guessing what will happen next. The plot grows slowly leading into an intense thrill ride that keeps your attention locked on the action. Whoever liked Eternal Code would also like Abstruse cause it's a worthy follow-up. This is a lower-budgeted affair through and through, and there are no car chases, high kicks and punches but it contains some good camerawork.
  • BOOKSMART1
  • May 7, 2020
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1/10

Fake Reviews Galore

Absolutely one of the worst I've seen in many years.
  • pcadry
  • Mar 13, 2020
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10/10

Money , Privilege , Corruption , & Murder Vs. a Father's Love of His Daughter .... Place Your Bets !

Lovely Young Actress Kaiti Wallen Dons The Mantle of Leading Lady 'Amanda London' in this excursion into the decadent World of the Rich & Powerful .... "ABSTRUSE" ! She's the Perfect Fit to this Witness to Her Friend's Murder & the Prey of a sadistic Killer . Her Father is Tom Sizemore as 'Max London' , a Career Criminal who has UnConditional Love for his Daughter , & Vows His Support to Her . Amanda's Friends are Jessika Johnson as the Drop-Dead-Gorgeous 'Mindy' , the Murder Victim ; & Jesi Jensen as the Lovely 'Jess' , the Next in Line to Die . Kris Reilly is Incredible as 'Justin Stevens' , a Particularly Loathsome & Depraved Character , from whom all this Debauchery Emanates . His only friend is the seemingly indifferent 'Daniel' , played by Dennis Marin ; & his Parents are Colleen Gentry as his over-indulging Mother 'Claudia' , & Dennis Haskins as the Corrupt & Devious Father , 'Senator Stevens' . Kimberly Alley & Destiny Hughbanks are two Sexy & Stunning Call-Girls 'Brittney' & 'Michelle' ; & Max's Helpers & Accomplices are his Old Buddy 'Quinn' , Played Henry Frost III & attractive Angelina Danielle Camp as the Young Computer Savvy 'Lucy' ! Finally there's the two Grizzled-Old Detectives 'Morris' & 'Caldwell' played by Jerry Hayes & the MasterMind behind this Epic Battle between Good & Evil Harley Wallen . Now that You know the Key Players .... Place Your Bets ! Better yet watch it at Amazon , for Sale or Rent ; or Watch it Free with AMAZON Prime !
  • timodo
  • May 16, 2020
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1/10

Epic fail

Anyone reading the script knows it is garbage, the director has never filmed anything more complicated than a selfie, and the entire budget is $10. The only actors they can get are going to be desperate hopefuls trying to pad their otherwise empty acting resumes. I get it. Lots of sub B-movies operate under the same limitations.

But then why hire unlikeable people? If they are off-putting and annoying in real life that's what we're going to get on film. None of them can act well enough to be anything other than themselves. Whoever cast this movie peopled it with the kind of folks you get up and move away from when they take the seat next to you for fear they may try to engage you in conversation.

Everything about this movie reeks of... actually, reeks is all that needs to be said. Zero stars.
  • bitbucketchip
  • Nov 11, 2021
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10/10

Great movie!

I enjoyed all the aspects of this film! Great pacing and loved not knowing what to expect next. Wonderful performances by Tom Sizemore, Harley Wallen, Dennis Haskins and Kaiti Wallen!
  • gvida
  • Nov 21, 2019
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10/10

Impressed!

Sizemore is great, Haskins is a better actor than I ever knew but there are some unknowns that are pretty awesome! I can see why it's won a ton of awards! Oh and notably strong score!
  • harleytheswede
  • Nov 27, 2019
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Great movie

Tom Sizemore is great in this Acting is awesome this director is awesome Watch it now
  • mikentwana
  • Dec 10, 2019
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10/10

Outstanding!

Outstanding performances by Tom Sizemore and Dennis Haskins, they completly stole the show, a great work by Harley Wallen, I certainly enjoy watching this performances, a film a can definitely watch over and over again.
  • saulmejia
  • Jan 2, 2020
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