What Lies Beneath Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Bob GrahamAdd Critic to Favorites

Goes Hitchcock one better by imagining what it would be like if the master had the advantage of digital technology.Read the full review

Entertainment Weekly | Lisa SchwarzbaumAdd Critic to Favorites

Bears the weight of too many genres jostling for screen time.Read the full review

Variety | Emanuel LevyAdd Critic to Favorites

A thriller that tries aggressively, but not entirely successfully, to deliver the goods of three genres -- suspense, supernatural and horror.Read the full review

Slate | David EdelsteinAdd Critic to Favorites

There's a great, Hitchcockian suspense sequence in a bathtub.Read the full review

Boston Globe | Jay CarrAdd Critic to Favorites

Ford and Pfeiffer deliver craftsmanlike work, but the film steadily unravels as Zemeckis tries to ratchet up the suspense.Read the full review

Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites

Lacking a smarter screenplay, it milks the genuine skills of its actors and director for more than it deserves, and then runs off the rails in an ending more laughable than scary.Read the full review

Rolling Stone | Peter TraversAdd Critic to Favorites

The scares are Hichcock hand-me-downs.Read the full review

USA Today | Susan WloszczynaAdd Critic to Favorites

Never reaches much beyond the surface, and what lies there is all too predictable.Read the full review

The New York Times | A.O. ScottAdd Critic to Favorites

Glazes over faster than a Krispy Kreme doughnut, and neither is very flavorful after sitting around for a while.Read the full review

Washington Post | Rita KempleyAdd Critic to Favorites

Sparse and implausible screenplay.Read the full review

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