I don't particularly care too much when a movie is not really original. As long as it's well made, the story is captivating enough, the acting is okay, the effects look good enough, and so on... And as far as a debut film goes, "Beneath" is pretty damn alright. There's always things to complain about, and I too could come up with a couple of negative comments on "Beneath", but as a mystery/horror/thriller it delivers tension and scares with good production values. The story is a pretty typical one (creepy mansion somewhere in an isolated town inhabited by a family with a dark secret), but it's handled with great care. It all results in a film that's decent enough in my book. "Beneath" would make up for a fine creepy double bill with, for example, "Solstice" (2008).
Review of Beneath
