The Absence of Eden

1 out of 5 stars.

The Absense of Eden is a horrible thriller film about a immigrant trying to find a better life. Only to work for a shady guy. And another story of a ICE agent dating a girl who is working for the cartel.

Plot with intertwining stories. The script never resolves anything in the end. Characters are left unresolved. The story ends abruptly. The direction is dull and boring. The acting is forgettable. The characters are bland. Not much happens in the film.

It is a film that misses the opportunity for it to be emotional with what the characters are going through. Overall it is a film that is worth skipping.

I hope a lot more people go out and see this film and that it will be available for purchase and streaming at some point. It was beautifully shot and every frame could be a photograph of art! Zoe was amazing & in my opinion some of her best work I've ever seen, and that goes for all of the cast not a weak one in the bunch. The story is heartfelt, and only a glimpse of what people in both sides of the fence are going through with immigration and sadly, it's probably 100x's worse than anything this film will show you. It does end abruptly but doesn't bother me as it makes you think about what you just watched. I hope one day we get the true director's cut from Marco. I highly recommend this film to anyone!

I never rate movies, but this has to be said!

The description of the film and even the shortened description don't hold true...The main characters actually never work together to save a girl, they barely cross paths in this sloppily put-together movie that didn't know what it wanted to be and left the viewer sad and confused.

The topic is complicated and should feel sad, but the movie was just bad, good acting though. At times there was this hopeful artsy element, but it felt random and was not consistent at all.

Go ahead and skip this one when you're looking for a good drama movie to watch on Hulu.

I think Zoe is an incredible actress. With that being said, I wish she would have skipped this film. It didn't do anything for her career. The story line seemed like it was going to be good but it was terrible! I'm so disappointed. I could have turned it off in the middle and still felt the same as I did at the end. The ending was nonexistent really. The story lacked many great opportunities it could have had to tell a real and raw depiction of the circumstances the characters were in.

Why describe the movie and the ice agent and Zoe's character working together? They didn't work together AT ALL.

I'm really bummed that I wasted my time on a movie I had high hopes for.

The movie title says it all. It's a messed up situation, there is no happy ending and a lot is left unknown. To me, that was kinda the point. If you know much about the border and have the cursed luxury of seeing both sides of this story, you know the whole thing is messed up and it all around sucks. You cant take sides and theres no one answer accept be a good human being. I felt like this movie did a great job of splitting your emotions without going too deep. It kept it a bit mysterious and ominous and depicted that the situation is still on going. Great acting by Zoe, Adria, and Garrett as always. A better closing would have been ideal but whatever.