yawael
I still remember seeing the trailer for this film on TV back on the 2000, and i really was so impressed by the trailer, but anyway i couldn't watched it the summer of 2001 in cinema (that used to bring old movies). The movie Star two of the biggest movie stars from the nineties ( Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford) and directed by (Robert Zemeckis) you know the same person who directed (Back To The Future Trilogy), so you can see why i was so exited to see this film when it came out back then.This film is one of the best ( if not the best) scary movies ever that brought to the big screen, sorry don't get me wrong there are a lot more frightening films than this one, but that's not enough to make a successful one. what Lies Beneath have a great scary moments mixed with great acting, directing and story line that make it difficult for any other film to achieve.Michele Pfeiffer gave us a perfect example for a victim character, she starts the movie in a way and end it in another according to the story line and the events of the film, her performance here was so powerful after her great performance in The Deep End Of The Ocean 1999 ( now the biggest question is why she didn't had an Oscar nomination for both her roles!!!).As for Harrison Ford he brought a second evil character of his whole acting career which was somehow one of his best performance, he really convinced me with his villain character .
zkonedog
The first time I watched "What Lies Beneath", I was completely blown away by its engaging, mysterious plot and well-acted characters. Even after repeated viewings, I can still enjoy the creepy atmosphere and well-crafted narrative.For a basic plot summary, this movies sees Claire (Michelle Pfeiffer) and Norman (Harrison Ford) Spencer send their only daughter off to college. Now in an "empty nest", Claire begins to hear voices, sense a presence, and witnesses many strange things happening around the house and with the neighbors. Is she going a bit loopy...or is something really going on?I am a huge fan of mysteries, and this film is most definitely full of that! Robert Zemeckis is a master director, so he knows exactly how to craft a movie with the right kind of pacing to fully suck the viewer into the lives of Claire and Norman. Not until the final few minutes of the movie do you know exactly what is going on. I would like to say more, but to do so would go into spoiler territory, and this is one of those movies where you don't want to be spoiled!"What Lies Beneath" is (admittedly, by the producers) a throwback to Hitchcock's "Psycho". The mood, the music, the usage of a bathtub (vs. a show), and even some names are taken from that great thriller.I have a "favorite movies" list on Facebook, and this one is worthy of induction. If you are a fan of mystery/thrillers and somehow haven't already seen this, you are in for a real treat!
Davis P
What lies beneath really does make the best out of the material it's given. Michelle Pfeiffer is just awesome in her starring role! I mean she just fits the role so well and really rocks it! And Harrison Ford is great here, he is determined, dramatic, and even scary at times. The suspense and tense energy that runs rampant thought what lies beneath is incredible, it's so creepy and unwatchable at times. Just the music itself will creep underneath your skin. Robert Zemeckis has done it again, he successfully made an entertaining, well acted and well written creepy thriller. Also Pfeiffer and Ford do have good on screen chemistry together, they just work and click during a scene, especially an intimate one. The visuals are great here, and the film is directed and shot very well, great to look at. The script is well written with intelligent dialogue between the main characters. The ending is very satisfying, I liked it, it is creepy, smart, and bone chilling. It's not exactly a big twist, but just a little one. You may see it coming, then again you may not, depends on the viewer. I give what lies beneath an 8/10.
adonis98-743-186503
First of all the film has a very powerful performance by both Harrison Ford & Michelle Pfeiffer but that is not enough the film moves way too slow and it's not a pretty original idea. As the film goes on we understand what is going on and why she sees all this things but then that horrible plot twist happens and just ruins the whole movie. Even tho it's good and entertaining thanks to it's 2 leading stars 'What Lies Beneath' fells short in everything else is not scary or action packed or anything like that is a good movie directed by a very good director starring a really good cast that's all. Final Verdict: 8 out of 10.
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