Review of What Lies Beneath (2000) by Ethan C — 03 Oct 2014
Michelle Pfeiffer and Harrison Ford are very good in this film. The film had a strong main cast which is a major factor in why this film seems better than it probably is. The concept is good enough to please most horror and supernatural thriller fans.
However, the first half of the film is very slow and filled with many scenes that seem unnecessary and pointless to the movie as a whole. It picks up very well for the second half and as a very intense and thrilling final act, even though the very last part of the climax is a bit ridiculous and gets over the top very fast once they finish with the first and most original part of the climax.
That bathtub scene towards the beginning of the climax had me on the edge of my seat biting my nails. I just wish there was a better pacing towards the beginning and I wish the climax would have been slightly shorter so it didn't get out of hand.
If those things would have been fixed, I would have had no problem giving the film a 4 stars.
This review of What Lies Beneath (2000) was written by Ethan C on 03 Oct 2014.
What Lies Beneath has generally received positive reviews.
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