What Lies Beneath

2000

PG-13

2h 10m

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6.4/10

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When Claire Spencer starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband tries to reassure her by telling her it's all in her head. But as Claire investigates, she discovers that the man she loves might know more than he's letting on.

Directors

Robert Zemeckis

Writers

Clark Gregg(screenplay by)

Sarah Kernochan(story by)

Steven Spielberg(idea by)

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Harrison Ford

Diana Scarwid

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Claire Spencer

Norman Spencer

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Warren Feur

Mary Feur

Dr. Stan Powell

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Madison Elizabeth Frank

Caitlin Spencer

Beatrice

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Robert Zemeckis

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Clark Gregg(screenplay by)

Sarah Kernochan(story by)

Steven Spielberg(idea by)

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6/10

"Claire" (Michelle Pfeiffer) and "Norman" (Harrison Ford) are an happily married couple with a lovely lakeside home. It turns out that she has only recently survived a nasty car crash, and so when she starts complaining about some inexplicable things happening in their home, "Norman" suggests that she see a therapist to try to alleviate here ever increasing paranoia. Her friend "Jody" (Diana Scarwid) uses a ouija board and soon "Claire" is convinced that the empty house next door is being haunted - but why? Who is the paranormal woman she hears and sees, and what has is to do with her and her family? Robert Zemekis starts this off quite tensely, the imagery is scary and effective. The lack of gory or silly special effects gives it a chill that for the first hour, or so, works fairly well. Sadly, though, it runs out of steam and the storyline just loses it's way. The last half hour has more endings than you can shake a stick at, and when it does finally conclude I felt the whole thing was pretty far-fetched and unsatisfactory. Ford just isn't really at the races here - he was/is much better with roles that allow him to demonstrate his considerable charisma and personality. With no such opportunity here, his character is just flat - at times too earnest, at others just implausible. The title suggests much more that this mid-range horror thriller delivers.

Geronimo196704 Apr, 2022