From Beneath
From Beneath
| 19 August 2012 (USA)
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Jason and Sam travel to visit Sam's sister at her secluded farmhouse. While waiting for them to appear, Jason is bit by a strange organism in a pond. The bite begins a transformation in Jason, and now the couple must race against time to figure out what happened to Sam's sister and her family, and what lies in store for them. All of these elements are tantamount to the ultimate fear addressed in the film, the fear of losing a loved one and worse, becoming a monster in their eyes.

Reviews
Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.
Janis One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.
trishaade The only thing this movie has going for it is the soundtrack and some of the cinematography. How it has a rating of 6 I'll never know. Jason and Sam are going to go visit Sam's sister who lives in the middle of nowhere. When they arrive, the relatives aren't around, so they decide to go exploring. They come upon a nasty looking lake and decide to jump on in. Not a good plan. Jason ends up with a parasite in his leg and the leg becomes badly infected. He stars losing his mind. Sam and Jason arrived by car. Does Sam take Jason immediately to the nearest town where he can get medical help? Of course not. Do the phones work? Of course not. Do they find a key they need when they have never been there before? Of course they do. Does Jason's limp come and go? Of course it does. Does Sam conveniently find a video camera that partially explains where her family is? Of course she does.Horror movies that are stupid and convenient really run my nerves. Add to that the insipid dialog ("I'm the reason why my car isn't working! I can't control myself anymore!") and horrible acting and you've really got a turkey on your hands. I managed to make it all the way through, but it sure was a struggle. My eyes hurt by the end of this debacle because of all the rolling of them I did. The fact that it's low budget isn't an issue for me. I've seen low budget movies that I've absolutely loved. This isn't one of them. I wouldn't recommend this film to anyone.
trick_morr About 3 seconds into this movie I knew it was a bad movie and was checking back on IMDb like "what convinced me to check this movie out again?" I don't know how this movie got the rating it has.This movie has that very easy-to-capture atmosphere of "cheap movie made by high-school kids." It's not a fun kind of bad movie. This one is just bad. Bad script (but not bad enough), bad acting (but not bad enough), poor quality everything.This is the first time I have watched a movie that was rated over a 6 on IMDb and found it to be anything but great. Why did this exception have to be so exceptional?This movie will almost definitely NOT make it into the elite group of bad movies which become cult classics.Don't waste your time on this movie.
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
erindocking This film, while currently it shows a poor rating, had me enthralled right to the climatic ending.You can't go into this film though thinking big effects and high budget because if thats the case you will be disappointed. Simply put it is not a A list movie and didn't have the big production behind it. But the quality of what was shot on a limited budget is remarkable.The story and the delivery from its actors especially Lauren Watson who in my mind was the standout and carried the film through some of the slower scenes, was realistic, and raw. Her delivery made me really feel for her character; especially through some of the more emotional scenes.While it was slow moving at times, I didn't find myself ever bored. I was always curious to how it would end and never once did I even get close to guessing the startling conclusion.If you can watch a film with an open mind then I recommend this one to you.