Friday, August 6, 2010

Below (2002)


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Below
is one I found just browsing around one night. It was recommended based on this and based on that, and I saw Darren Aronofsky (The Wrestler, Pi) as one of the writers. Also it's directed by David Twohy who directed a decent horror flick called Pitch Black (at least I recall it being decent, years ago).

Below had some scary moments, but it's more psychological thriller than horror. What it does well is a sense of claustrophobic confinement (it's set on a submarine during WWII) as well as an eeriness that most movies tackling similar topics lack. The payoff isn't great, but it didn't disappoint me much either. A decent evening killer if you like submarines, wars, and what may or may not be ghosts.

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