Review of Beneath the Darkness (2012) by Glenn C — 04 Mar 2013
You can't judge a book by it's cover (or a movie by its poster) and Beneath the Darkness is one example. I kind of like the poster art and it was enough to suck me in... but the movie stinks. A group of teens start spying on a local mortician and discover that he keeps company with a corpse which he dresses and parades around his home.
The guy catches them and from there the movie is formula. It's the kids word against the respected mortician and he starts playing threatening games with them. The movie has a made-for-tv feel about it and the only redeeming quality is Dennis Quaid's performance as the Norman Bates inspired killer.
He has a lot of fun with the role but definitely overdoes it. His character becomes cliched and hokey and what starts as a redeeming quality soon becomes annoying and tiresome. The movie also has a shit title and it's not one I'd recommend anyone bother with.
This review of Beneath the Darkness (2012) was written by Glenn C on 04 Mar 2013.
Beneath the Darkness has generally received negative reviews.
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