The People's Review of What Lies Beneath
Rich Wood
score = 70
I enjoy well written ghost stories. I thought What Lies Beneath is a good
film, worth seeing. When I saw it last July, I over heard fans of Harrsion
Ford say they were disapointed in his character, I think that is why it
only got a fair rating. Don't be bias, it is a well directed film. I will
buy it soon.
Ashley
score = None
I think this movie was one of the beat movie.
I has the thrilling action to make you stay on the edge of your
seat, craving more action, more thrills and chill. This movie is "A
MUST SEE" for sure.
Diana
score = 100
I loved the movie,it was just perfect!The way it ends and the way it
starts are so different and inpredictable!Congratulations!
Eileen
score = 100
comments = This movie was awesome!!I'll definetly get it when it comes on
video.It was so jumpy.I'll never get in the bathtub again!One minute it's
quiet and the next minute,Boom,everybody's screaming.A must see for those
who love thrillers.
Quincy
score = 60
comments = I loved it! it was actually great it kept me interested the
whole time. it made me jump, and movies that make me wonder and jupm like
this one, is always number one for me.
Tammy
score = 100
comments = THIS MOVIE WAS GREAT,,,, What a surprise that Harrison Ford
played the bad guy!!!!! At first I didnt know if I liked that , because
hes Americas HUNK and a good guy! BUT HE DID A FANTASTIC job! ( as
always!! I want to buy this movie when it comes out on DVD,,,,,,,,,
kristen
score = 100
comments = I think that What Lies Beneath was a wicked good movie.
The directors did an awesome job of creeping the viewers out, and and
especially good job of surprising them enough to make them jump in their
seats from one point to the next in numerous parts of the movie.
It's a movie that everyone should see. And i definately think its
better than what the critics say.
tamira parish
score = 100
I loved this movie! Thankfully I hadn't read the synopsis prior to going.
It kept me on the edge of my seat! I appreciate the suspense and
thrill--often a lost art in today's movies. Great job!
Unknown33
score = 90
What Lies Beneath was a very good movie. Everyone in the theaters were
jumping out of their seats. Very suspenseful, not to gory, but the last
half hour was predictable. Still, a great horror/thriller. With Harrison
Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer make it even better!
Carol Williams
score = 90
I thoroughly enjoyed the movie because everything was very real. I
felt the emotions deeply, from the mother letting go of her little girl to
the eccentric neighbors that forced you to snoop to find out what in the
heck was going on next door, to the bonding between best friends, to the
discovery that your perfect marriage isn't so perfect. I must also confess
that many scenes were truly frightening to me. I got so lost in the
story, at one point I jumped and screamed out loud and grabbed my husband
(much to the amusement of the guy next to me). I had to sleep with
the bathroom light on last night, I was so disturbed... and I don't even
believe in this ghost stuff! Don't see this movie without someone to
grab on to! Yikes!
Jenny
score = 10
Do you people in here even *know* what Alfred Hitchcock did?! Comparing
this hackneyed cliched-filled movie to Hitchcock (revolutionary) is just
sacrilege. Ebert's review fits this movie very well, indeed, does it
*too* much justice. The scary plot elements were all stuff we've
seen before (the bath scenes with the bathtub had me wondering
"There's going to be a woman in there" even before she stepped
into the bathroom...Where's "The Shining" when we need it?
Shameless plugs and an endless stream of seen-it-before little tricks to
make the audience jump do not make a scary movie in my mind!
katie
score = 100
This was a great movie!!! Best one that I have seen in a long time.
I was jumping out of my seat even with my eyes closed. The music was
wonderful. It is a definate must see and Michelle and Harrison were great
together. Some predictable parts but that was good it gave me time
to cover my eyes.
Dace
score = 100
I really am not swayed by what others say. Some say this movie is a
disappointment. I was NOT disappointed. It was the most
thrilling, suspenseful movie that I think I've ever seen. A
Hitchcock reincarnate must have worked intensely on this film.
Simply amazing. Beautiful camera shots and perfectly crafted plot
twists. Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud.
Melissa Salinas
score = 100
I think this movie was a excellent film. There are many startling
points in the film. And that is something that the movie business
lacks.
Alan
score = 40
The movie,"What Lies Beneath", was a very scary movie, except it
sucked. Very fake and very slow I wouldn't recommend it to many
people, though I thought Harrison Ford did a great job as the "bad
Guy." I will rent it when it comes out. **
Leland Edward Stone
score = 50
Seeing "What Lies Beneath" is like taking another trip through a
familiar carnival funhouse: There are a few thrills and a couple of good
scares, but little that's unpredictable. Zemekis' film, like the funhouse
ride, follows a track that is evident from the beginning; when the viewer
emerges at the movie's end, he finds himself exactly where he expected to
be. Leland Edward Stone
shaun
score = 60
I would not call this movie "bad", but it certainly was not
good, either. The first hour or so was, indeed, quite interesting. The
tension was built slowly and the mystery was engaging. However, the last
20 minutes or so bordered on the ridiculous. It became a bad cross between
Alfred Hitchcock and the Hallowe'en movies. Rather than giving us a quiet
and dignified ending, the audience was subjected to yet another version of
the unstoppable killer who just keeps coming back, like that
battery-bunny. On the plus side, the acting was very good, especially
Michelle Pfeiffer.
Amanda
score = 90
It was creepy but sort of predicatable. It was a fun experience. Everyone
jumped out of his or her seats, eventhough few were surprised. It was
scary without any sensless violence. They should make more movies like
that.
Martha
score = 100
My husband and I saw the movie over the weekend and enjoyed it very much.
It was definetly a thriller and a very good one. Fantastic movie!
S4Shay
score = 100
Ford & Pfeiffer were great! Movie had us holding our breath! You felt
as if you were there going through it with them. My husband kept telling
himself to breathe. Very Alfred Hitchcock with even more intensity!
Definitely a must see!
Cory
score = None
Not to seem like a know it all, but as a hardcore movie buff I find it
offensive that one would compare that movie to a hitchcock flick...hitchcock
was a director whose shots are possibly the most exquisite ever
filmed....in all of his pictures there lies a secret meaning behid each
single frame...if you talk about storyline, that was not Hitchcock's
specialty, he was a director more than a writer, and it is in his
directing that he works his magic. If you wish to witness this magic take
a DVD player and watch the Psycho shower scene frame by frame...you will
be amazed. CORY
April
score = 100
This was the best movie I have seen in a long time. It was also one of the
scariest movies i have seen. This is a must see!
Angelica
score = 100
This movie was the best movie that I've ever seen. It was full of
suspense, and horror. I was jumping out of my seat most of the time.
Even after the movie was over,I was still getting the chills. I give
all the actors and film crew "Two Thumbs Up". You did an
excellent job! It's a movie that you've gotta see. ****
JW
score = 90
We thought the film was brilliantly directed, acted, and we loved it! This
is the first suspense thriller movie that we've seen in a long while that
doesn't rely on superfluous violence and profanity to scare. It toyed with
the imagination and always left us on the edge of the seat, and the music
intensified the suspense. You don't get many movies of such quality
these days -- it's a must see at the theatre!
barbara
score = 80
I noticed this film has not been getting the best of reviews and I just
came from seeing it. I thought it was a very good movie, very
suspenseful and sort of a Hitchcock thriller with a touch of the
supernatural. Why the reviews are average is beyond me. There
were screams in the audience at times and Harrison Ford and Michelle
Pfeiffer were excellent. Tell Ebert, and the others to wake up!!
Andrea
score = 100
I was on the edge of my seat for the whole movie. this is a must see and
make sure you bring someone to hold on too. this was the best scary movie
ever
JANE
score = 100
Its a must watch,believe me its really good harrison ford is
unbelievable..the director has done a superb job.I will recommend it to
everyone,.
Stacy and Jim
score = 90
We thought that this movie was the most intenst 2 hours and 25 minutes
that we've spent in a long time. It was no stop suspense (it really
plays with your mind) ... so much so that we needed a drink afterward.
The movie is scary without resorting to graphic violence. If you
want to scream and be scared--see this movie!
Jack
score = 70
A spellbinding and very scary 2 plus hours. You could have heard a
pin drop in the theater for what seemed like an hour of this movie.
We found it to be great entertainment. I think it helped that we did
not have any idea what the story was about when we went in. I'd see
it again just to watch people's reactions.
David
score = 60
The first half of What Lies Beneath was the most boring hour ever. I
was ready to walk out except that it's difficult for me to leave any
movie. It was a good thing I didn't leave because the second hour
was intense. There was a lot of action, twists and turns, and
fantastic cinematography (great scene of Pfeiffer lying on the floor and
the camera pans from facing her to seeing her from under the floor).
I've read a few other reviews that kicked this movie up and down the block
but trust me, it wasn't that bad. There will be a few times that you
will jump or scream or both and the audience could always anticipate one
of those scenes.
Linda
score = 100
We just got home from seeing the movie, it is a must see. I couldn't stay
in my seat for screaming and jumping. It is a good scary movie. Hubby
say's like an Alfred Hitchcock movie.
jessica
score = None
i thought that this was a really over the edge movie. i recommened this
movie to anyone who loves scary movies.. and it was shocking to see
harrison ford play a bad guy,
Kam
score = None
I would rate it 95- a very psychological thriller, Hitchcock improved
upon. The acting was great-went from being funny to scary with lots of
suspense.
C
score = 10
I absolutely hated this movie. It only gets a 10 because the actors
were really good in their roles and there was some comic relief.
People I would even recommend Pokemon over this film and I am not a little
kid.
Kara
score
= 100
Just
last night my friend and I went to see What Lies Beneath. We loved
it. It was the scariest, most suspenseful movie I have ever seen. It
wasn't your normal "guy running around in a mask trying to kill
people," which was nice.... I think we all needed a break from those.
It was about something we all question, Do the people we are close to lie
to us? Can we trust everyone? And last but not least, Is their
life after death? I found myself screaming (out loud) at some parts
and almost in tears at others. This is definitely a must see movie.
Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford did an excellent acting job. I
actually raved about it today to everyone, telling them how wonderful it
was. If I recommended one movie, it would, without a question, be
What Lies Beneath.
RYAN
score
= 70
A
movie worth seeing definately. This movie is delivered in a steady
pace as clues are revealed one after the other that Norman (Ford) is
hiding something from his wife (pfieffer). There are many eerie
seens that should startle the audience as well as a major twist at the end
that not many would expect. This film is a good horror film without
the gore that many of today's films contain. The film is
intelligence is noticed because it relies on Ford and Pfieffers good
acting, as well as it's eerie sounds and isolated settings, rather than
special effects, for its success. Worth seeing
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A year ago, Dr. Norman Spencer (Harrison Ford) betrayed his beautiful wife
Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer). But the affair is over and Claire's oblivious
to the truth; Norman's life and marriage seem perfect--so perfect that
when Claire tells him she's hearing mysterious voices and seeing a young
woman's wraithlike image in their home, he dismisses her mounting terror
as delusion. However, as Claire moves closer to the truth, it becomes
clear that this apparition will not be dismissed, and has come back for
Dr. Norman Spencer... and his beautiful wife. A spellbinding supernatural
thriller, What Lies Beneath marks the first pairing of superstars
Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford, teaming them with Oscar-winning
director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump). ©2000 Dreamworks SKG
