Title: What Lies Beneath
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Trailer
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Synopsis
In this exciting supernatural thriller, Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer play a seemingly happily married couple who uncover a terrible secret…a secret so disturbing it threatens to destroy them.
When Claire Spencer begins seeing ghostly images and hearing mysterious voices in their home, her husband Norman suspects it’s just her imagination – until the images turn real. Now, together they must uncover the truth, confront their worst fears and find "what lies beneath"…with twisting and terrifying results.
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Personal Thoughts
What Lies Beneath appears to be yet another movie that others aren't very fond of, that I personally found myself enjoying. Though the movie does have it's share of flaws, it still "in my opinion" stands as one of the better Ghost movies of the past 12 years or so.
The movie starts off much in the fashion of something from Hitchcock himself ... the creepy looking neighbor may be a murderer. (seems like any movie that consist of someone spying on a neighbor, or someone believing a neighbor may have committed a murder, immediately get's pegged as an Hitchcock ripoff). Think of What Lies Beneath as being a bit of a cross between Rear Window and Stir of Echoes.
In all, my wife and I enjoyed this movie. We saw it first, on a cozy autumn night back in 2000. My wife still refers to it as being "a cozy movie" (we got murder, deceit and a ghost, and she calls it cozy).
What I liked about this movie was the atmosphere, the crime/murder mystery (suspicious looking neighbor) that I believe merged well with the ghost story. I also thought the acting was pretty good. (Though some of Harrison Ford's cries seemed weak). Released in 2000, as the 90's were just concluding (a decade full of "who done it" serial killer movies, teen terror's and twist endings), What Lies Beneath, like many of them did, attempts to provide us with a bit of a shock ending.
In conclusion, I'm making What Lies Beneath my next movie recommendation (20th Overall) ... good for a cozy rainy autumn night.
Review
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What I liked:- The Story/Premise
- Most of the Acting
- The Twist Ending (Though a bit predictable)
- The Suspense
What I didn't like:
- The movie feels a bit longer than it needs to be and drags at times
- There were times where the acting "in my opinion" felt stiff
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My Ratings
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What Lies Beneath Extras:
What Lies Beneath Wikipedia
What Lies Beneath Extras:
What Lies Beneath Wikipedia
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