Matrixiole
Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.
Derrick Gibbons
An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.
fairlesssam
I enjoyed this movie, it's a Canadian Indie Horror/Drama. A young couple (Sam and Jason) drive to visit some of Sam's family who have moved out to the sticks next to a lake. When they get there they find her family are not there. Thinking the family must have nipped to the shops Sam and Jason decide to explore. They find the lake and decide to go for a swim (not the best of decisions by the look of the lake). When they get out Sam has a leech-like creature on her back and they see something moving under the skin of Jason's leg. Although a little boring at times the film managed to keep my interest all the way through. The acting is not 100% but it's pretty good. The dialogue is good, the relationship between Jason and Sam is believable. They are pretty likable characters.If you are a big horror movie fan of all budgets then give it a go, I never expect to much so as not to be disappointed. There's some gore which is quite gross at times with is pretty cool.
shane thompson
Besides the first scene, the fifteen minutes or so after that are a little slow as the characters are being developed. After that the movie is a slow burn as the intensity ramps up. The last 20 minutes alone make the movie worth the watch. From Beneath is also visually really stunning, especially the night scenes and the blood scenes. Not to mention the fact that this is a low budget indie so the fact that the cinematography was pretty well done is even more of an accomplishment. Im interested to see what David Doucette does next. With a tighter script and a bigger budget his next film could be unstoppable. Also the simple roughness of the score through out the movie is awesome, it really makes you feel the doom that awaits.
codycarlington1234
When you watch this movie you need to look at the right things. Yeah it may be slow in spots. Yeah the acting can be painfully average at times. But look at the cinematography, the eerie colors used to set a surreal scene where you don't know what's reality and what isn't. The score is unreal, it suits the movie so well. It's simple and to the point and it was obviously done intentionally. So anyone who says the score is too repetitive or you don't get to see the creature.. you are missing the whole point. You are looking at the film completely wrong. You need to appreciate it for what it is. A slow suspenseful film that doesn't spoon feed you every little thing. If it did it would be just like a million other creature thrillers. This one shows you just enough to frustrate you in a good way and make you think. Good independent filmmaking with a few bumps in the script. Watch it and appreciate it for as a well made, original take on a creature feature
Paul Magne Haakonsen
I thought I had already seen the most boring movie, but then I came across "From Beneath". I stand corrected. This movie was so boring and uneventful that it was a struggle to stay awake through it from start till end.The story in "From Beneath" is about a young couple who are out somewhere in the middle of nowhere, apparently, as they have no coverage for their mobile phones. A strange creature latches onto Jason and starts taking over his mind and body.Sure, the story was good enough in theory, but it just didn't offer anything new to the genre, nor did it at any point turn out to be anywhere remotely near scary or thrilling. The story was slow-moving and uneventful. And the horrible dialogue and staggering acting didn't really help the movie along in any way.There were so many things in the movie that just makes you stop and wonder in amazement, why someone would do such a thing in the given situation. There was a lot of moments in the movie that was just not making much sense.What I found most fun about "From Beneath" was the undefinable sources of bright light that was present in the middle of the dark woods at night. That was just hilarious. And as for creature effects, well don't expect to actually see anything aside from the odd tentacles emerging out of the water.If you enjoy thrillers and this particular genre of movies, then there are far better movies available. "From Beneath" is unfathomably boring on every account.I was thoroughly 'bored from beneath'.
