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Robert ZemeckisScenario:
Clark GreggCamera:
Don BurgessMuziek:
Alan SilvestriActeurs:
Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar, Miranda Otto, Katharine Towne, Ray Baker, Wendy Crewson, Jennifer Tung (meer)Streaming (2)
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De briljante wetenschapper Norman Spencer maakt zich zorgen over zijn echtgenote Claire. Sinds hun enige dochter Caitlin op kamers is gegaan, hoort Claire stemmen en ziet ze voortdurend een gezicht van een jonge vrouw gereflecteerd in het water. Claire vermoedt dat de bizarre verschijnselen alles te maken hebben met de nieuwe buren. Ze verdenkt Warren Feur er zelfs van zijn echtgenote Mary te hebben vermoord. Haar geest zou nu in Claires huis ronddwalen. Voor Norman gaat dit te ver en hij stuurt zijn echtgenote naar een therapeut. Die raadt Claire aan om in contact te treden met de geest... (20th Century Fox)
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This decent but overly routine thriller relies on a quality star cast led by Harrison Ford and the professional, experience-backed direction of Robert Zemeckis. It's good entertainment for one viewing, but I don't feel the need to revisit this film. In this case, I also disliked the combination of the criminal case with paranormal elements. Overall impression with narrowed eyes: 70%.
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Robert Zemeckis’s directing is decent, but the screenwriting is so hackneyed and riddled with thriller clichés that it’s mind-numbing! And Silvestri’s rip-off of Herrmann’s music from Psycho is like a fist to the face! Though Silvestri and Zemeckis intended What Lies Beneath to be an homage to the beloved Hitchcock, they forgot the difference between paying tribute and cheap imitation. Shame on them.
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The most entertaining thing about Robert Zemeckis is that you never know if his next work will receive the loudest applause and enchant the viewer with perfect filmmaking or if he will embarrass himself in a genre shootout and suddenly lose the respect of his fans with a gaping flaw. A horror movie without atmosphere, with an unfinished twist ending, and several rather disturbing jump scares. Everything here is for the sake of effect, and unfortunately, completely off base.
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I saw it in the darkness of an empty cinema, and I was scared. The last time something like this happened was two years ago with Raimi's The Gift. Zemeckis is a great director who plays with the viewer like a cat with a mouse and although I don't like ghost stories, I enjoyed this likeable horror film, including the final half hour, which blew me away. Just when you expected the climax, there was another and another, and surprisingly I didn't feel like I was being set up at all. Whether it's an homage to Hitchcock, or a rip-off of Hitchcock and all that blah blah blah, I don't care. PS: Years later I watched it a second time and it didn't have the same power. But still, very good job Mr Zemeckis!
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Truly a high-quality surprise. Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer fit together amazingly, and the intimate horror genre suits them well. The transformation of both is a delightful pleasure. I still remember them as a cinema novelty.
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