What Lies Beneath (2000)

An average movie

“Before going into his motion-capture adventure which would last more than 5 years, resulting in 3 movies, all of them with some mitigated results, Robert Zemeckis made this thriller. It is pretty straight-forward affair which some compared to Hitchcok's work, even though it never reached that level. Apparently, he filmed this while production on 'Cast Away' was shut down. Indeed, Tom Hanks needed to lose some weight for his character. Anyway, I thought it was a pretty good flick with some solid directing. Indeed, Zemeckis managed to create a nice tensed mood. First of all, back in those days, Michelle Pfeiffer was a major A list actress and provided a solid performance. Concerning Harrison Ford, I wasn't completely convinced. I mean, it was really neat to see him in a thriller like this wh” read more

Hitchcock spirit

“A largely underrated thriller in the same vein as the best Hitchcock's.

Well, as I'm not the usual fan of Zemeckis stuff, I was a bit reluctant to watch this movie, to say the least. Finally it emerged I was completely caught up by this schizophrenic, demoniac scenario. A strong and precise psychologic picture of a mid-life suburban couple in a deep crisis.” read more

The Horror Films Of 2000 (52 movies items)

" A highly underrated supernatural thriller that offers up apt scares."

Watched in 2012 (612 movies items)

" Plot: The wife of a university research scientist believes that her lakeside Vermont home is haunted by a ghost - or that she's losing her mind. Genre: Drama | Horror | Mystery Director: Robert Zemeckis Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Harrison Ford, Diana Scarwid -----} Trailer Story: 6 | Story Idea: 6 | Acting: 7 | Score: 6 | Visuals: 7 Overall: "