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Below (2002)

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Reviews Counted:67

Fresh:43

Rotten:24

Average Rating:6.1/10

Consensus: Below is a creepy, claustrophobic exercise in style.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for language and some violence

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Oct 11, 2002 Limited

Box Office: $469,939

Synopsis: In 1943, the crew of the U.S.S. Tiger Shark, an American submarine in the Atlantic, rescues three survivors of a British hospital ship that came under German attack. One of the survivors, a nurse... In 1943, the crew of the U.S.S. Tiger Shark, an American submarine in the Atlantic, rescues three survivors of a British hospital ship that came under German attack. One of the survivors, a nurse (Olivia Williams), raises tensions among the all-male crew from the moment she steps aboard. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Brice (Bruce Greenwood) does his best to keep the unruly crew in line, but after suffering damage from a barrage of Nazi depth charges (in a spectacular sequence) a series of increasingly spooky occurrences begin to rattle everybody aboard. A mysterious face that appears in the windows, a ghostly phonograph that plays a Benny Goodman record, and a corpse that seems to talk are just the beginning. Soon it is discovered that Captain Brice has not been entirely truthful regarding an accident that previously happened on the boat. David Twohy's (PITCH BLACK) unique submarine thriller skillfully combines the conventions of the War and Haunted House genres, using a keen eye for detail to create a very believable and claustrophobic world. Based on a script by Darren Aronofsky and Lucas Sussman (rewritten by Twohy), BELOW doesn't rely on cheap scares. Its supernatural element is secondary to a forceful tale of danger at sea. [More]

Starring: Matt Davis, Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Scott Foley

Starring: Matt Davis, Bruce Greenwood, Olivia Williams, Scott Foley, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Flemyng, Holt McCallany

Director: David Twohy

Director: David Twohy
Screenwriter: Lucas Sussman, Darren Aronofsky, David Twohy
Producer: Susan Baden-Powell, Michael Zoumas
Composer: Graeme Revell
Studio: Dimension Films

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  • On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark picks up three survivors of a U-boat attack. But for the crew -- trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces -- the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurrences! Starring Hollywood favorites Olivia Williams (THE SIXTH SENSE, THE POSTMAN), Bruce Greenwood (THIRTEEN DAYS, DOUBLE JEAPOARD), and Matt Davis (LEGALLY BLONDE, BLUE CRUSH).
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    11/02/02
    Brian Orndorf
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    Modamag.com

    Claustrophobics beware - there's not room on board this sub for an exhausted crew, a woman, and a ghost.

    Full Review Source: TheMovieChicks.com | comment Comment
    10/18/02
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
    TheMovieChicks.com

    Gaping plot holes sink this 'sub'-standard thriller and drag audience enthusiasm to crush depth.

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    10/11/02
    Christine James
    Christine James
    Boxoffice Magazine

    Twohy's scary tricks lose their luster around the time Below becomes a water-logged version of every haunted house film you've ever seen.

    Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
    10/04/02
    Ed Gonzalez
    Ed Gonzalez
    Slant Magazine

    Twohy's overwrought, comic-book theatrics work against him, as does the hokey script.

    Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
    10/18/02
    Edward Guthmann
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    10/12/02
    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
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    After the intriguing and rather exciting first act, the film ends up becoming a fourth-rate mystery instead of delivering the tension already inherent in any logline of this story.

    Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
    10/17/02
    Erik Childress
    Erik Childress
    eFilmCritic.com

    Below feels like the first chapter of a potentially classic horror novel that the author left unfinished.

    Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
    10/15/02
    Ethan Alter
    Ethan Alter
    Film Journal International

    Distinctly sub-par...more likely to drown a viewer in boredom than to send any shivers down his spine.

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    10/11/02
    Frank Swietek
    Frank Swietek
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    This sub-standard thriller won't float your boat.

    Full Review Source: Houston Community Newspapers | comment Comment
    10/18/02
    Gary Brown
    Gary Brown
    Houston Community Newspapers

    Becomes swamped early on and spends the rest of its running time dragging itself to Davy Jones' Locker, and us along with it.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    10/17/02
    Gary Dowell
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    With more character development this might have been an eerie thriller; with better payoffs, it could have been a thinking man's monster movie.

    Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
    10/18/02
    Janice Page
    Janice Page
    Boston Globe

    Too derivative for its own good (or that of the viewer) and simply not scary, suspenseful or intriguing enough in its design or execution.

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    10/18/02
    Jim Judy
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    Distances you by throwing out so many red herrings, so many false scares, that the genuine ones barely register.

    Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
    10/17/02
    John Monaghan
    John Monaghan
    Detroit Free Press

    A movie that plays like a gimmick, reliant upon one's appreciation of movie genres ranging from film noir to ghost stories rather than a tale that unfolds to its own rhythms and logic.

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    10/10/02
    Kirk Honeycutt
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