Beneath
(Thriller/MTV Home Video)
Picture:
C+ Sound: B- Extras: D Feature: D
MTV has
tried to dabble in feature films and with rare exception (School Of Rock, Freedom
Writers) have produced some very forgettable works. Even without their hand producing, many
consider their network as destroying overall culture (film, music, TV, etc.) as
we know it. The latest attempt is an
awful Horror Thriller piece called Beneath,
badly directed by Dagen Merril.
The
mercifully short 81 minutes involves two sisters, one who is alive and the
other dead because of an auto accident as the younger of the two was driving
the car. She is supposedly dead, but
could she be alive or is there even another supernatural force at work in
addition? Despite an “R” rating, this is
somewhat lite and remarkably predictable throughout with its pretty unknown
cast and general flatness. You will get
a scary or stupid/happy ending, but will be very bored long before then. Another yawner to skip.
The
anamorphically enhanced 1.85 X 1 image is soft, has odd color and is not that
memorably shot by Director Of Photography Mike Southon, B.S.C., despite the
style British cameramen usually offer.
The Dolby Digital 5.1 mix is at least lively enough to keep this snoozer
going, if barely. There are no extras.
- Nicholas Sheffo
