Review of Beneath the Darkness (2012) by Tom R — 25 Feb 2012
(2 Stars) I don't expect a lot of people to see Beneath The Darkness; a film that reeks of direct to DVD. But it's worth seeing if you're a bad movie cinephile for one reason: Dennis Quaid is hysterical! This is an extremely hammy role and nothing I've ever seen him do before.
He swears and screams, he kills people after making over-exaggerated speeches, he punches women, his dialogue is unsubtle and insane... his role seems to have been written for Nicolas Cage. The plot is basically a mix of Disturbia and Psycho but with absolutely no suspense or scares.
I know there main characters are supposed to be teenagers, but you'll only be interested in Quaid. There are laughs, but I'm not sure if they're intentional. Yes, Beneath the Darkness is a bad movie with an extremely unsubtle screenplay, but I think everyone involved making it had a fun time doing so and I had a fun time watching a lot of it.
This review of Beneath the Darkness (2012) was written by Tom R on 25 Feb 2012.
Beneath the Darkness has generally received negative reviews.
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