Fantastic!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

About 3 seconds into this movie I knew it was a bad movie and was checking back on IMDb like "what convinced me to check this movie out again?" I don't know how this movie got the rating it has.This movie has that very easy-to-capture atmosphere of "cheap movie made by high-school kids." It's not a fun kind of bad movie. This one is just bad. Bad script (but not bad enough), bad acting (but not bad enough), poor quality everything.This is the first time I have watched a movie that was rated over a 6 on IMDb and found it to be anything but great. Why did this exception have to be so exceptional?This movie will almost definitely NOT make it into the elite group of bad movies which become cult classics.Don't waste your time on this movie.

I love a good bad movie, if you know what I mean.Cheesy plots, poor acting, bad special effects and lame music usually make my night.I also love really good movies, where all the elements are seamlessly directed and molded into a fine masterpiece.THIS movie, unfortunately, falls right in the middle, which is much like being friend-zoned by the girl you love. The words "almost," "lukewarm," "medium," and even "common" fit this movie more than any other words I can think of.The acting is good overall, with one major flaw: The director allows too much space between each line, giving the flow of the dialogue a halting, plodding effect. This is not the fault of the actors, it's the fault of the director and even the editor. It ultimately did not feel natural at all. The actors never even successfully interrupted each other. They just kept waiting patiently for the other person to finish their line. It felt hesitant.The music, on the other hand, was absolutely sub par in every respect. The entire "soundtrack," if you'd care to bless it with such a prestigious title, was entirely made of one guy (maybe two, I don't know) playing his bass guitar and doing some other guitar work over the top from time to time, with scary sound effects mixed in. It was much too simple, and was played way too loudly at the "scary" parts of the film, quite literally drowning out the action! And there was one, and ONLY one, musical theme, consisting of three notes, doh may ray, played over and over and over and over and over and over again to the point of absolute annoyance. Don't you think that even an amateur musician could come up with something slightly more.. long-ish? I kept thinking of a hippy smoking weed in his garage, playing the same three notes on his bass and saying to himself, "Oh maaaan dude! Maaaaaaan. This would make such a great soundtrack."Other than that, I quite enjoyed the film. The setting was nicely done, being filmed in a wet, lush environment that left you feeling that warm, dry creatures like human beings didn't really belong in it, and were less than welcome. It was good usage of the terrain and gave the film an adequately creepy feel. The actual shooting of the footage was nicely handled as well.And the reactions of the protagonists to their situation, while somewhat unoriginal, were believable enough. Though I must admit, there was not really any surprises in this movie. You sort of see everything coming.Overall, I just feel that this film was good, but didn't deliver the way it could have.

Besides the first scene, the fifteen minutes or so after that are a little slow as the characters are being developed. After that the movie is a slow burn as the intensity ramps up. The last 20 minutes alone make the movie worth the watch. From Beneath is also visually really stunning, especially the night scenes and the blood scenes. Not to mention the fact that this is a low budget indie so the fact that the cinematography was pretty well done is even more of an accomplishment. Im interested to see what David Doucette does next. With a tighter script and a bigger budget his next film could be unstoppable. Also the simple roughness of the score through out the movie is awesome, it really makes you feel the doom that awaits.

This film, while currently it shows a poor rating, had me enthralled right to the climatic ending.You can't go into this film though thinking big effects and high budget because if thats the case you will be disappointed. Simply put it is not a A list movie and didn't have the big production behind it. But the quality of what was shot on a limited budget is remarkable.The story and the delivery from its actors especially Lauren Watson who in my mind was the standout and carried the film through some of the slower scenes, was realistic, and raw. Her delivery made me really feel for her character; especially through some of the more emotional scenes.While it was slow moving at times, I didn't find myself ever bored. I was always curious to how it would end and never once did I even get close to guessing the startling conclusion.If you can watch a film with an open mind then I recommend this one to you.