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Below, 2002

Below

English

USA

Rating:6.2
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Profile of Below

The mood of Below is scary, suspenseful, and mind bending. The plot centers around isolation, uncovering the truth, and ghosts. It is a thriller, horror, and period movie. Stylistically, Below involves twists and turns and is gory. In approach, it is serious. It happens during World War 2. Below is especially suggested for a boys' night. Note that it includes profanity and violent content.

Summary of Below

In 1943, the crew of the U.S.S. Tiger Shark, an American submarine in the Atlantic, rescues three survivors of a British hospital ship that came under German attack. One of the survivors, a nurse (Olivia Williams), raises tensions among the all-male crew from the moment she steps aboard. Commanding Officer Lieutenant Brice (Bruce Greenwood) does his best to keep the unruly crew in line, but after suffering damage from a barrage of Nazi depth charges (in a spectacular sequence) a series of increasingly spooky occurrences begin to rattle everybody aboard. A mysterious face that appears in the windows, a ghostly phonograph that plays a Benny Goodman record, and a corpse that seems to talk are just the beginning. Soon it is discovered that Captain Brice has not been entirely truthful regarding an accident that previously happened on the boat.

David Twohy's (PITCH BLACK) unique submarine thriller skillfully combines the conventions of the War and Haunted House genres, using a keen eye for detail to create a very believable and claustrophobic world. Based on a script by Darren Aronofsky and Lucas Sussman (rewritten by Twohy), BELOW doesn't rely on cheap scares. Its supernatural element is secondary to a forceful tale of danger at sea.

Details

Language: English
Country: USA
Release date: 11 October 2002
Runtime: 105 min

Cast and Crew

Matt Davis

as Odell

Bruce Greenwood as Brice in Below
Bruce Greenwood

as Brice

Olivia Williams as Claire in Below
Olivia Williams

as Claire

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Clips

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Critics Reviews

Chicago Tribune
Twohy pulls all the strings to create an inventive genre piece.
Entertainment Weekly
In the handsome, haunting submarine thriller Below, the usual perils of deep-sea maneuvers are heightened by psychic unraveling.

Users Reviews

It was ok
Nothing special
Sometimes effective, sometimes ridiculous. Tries a little too hard to be scary, but the story is a good ride and I was satisfied in the end.
Likely to see
Not for me

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