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What Lies Below

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5.3/10 • 187

2020-12-171h 27m

HorrorMysteryThrillerScience Fiction

Fear comes to the surface.

Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too perfect to be human.

Directors
Braden R. Duemmler
Writters
Braden R. Duemmler
Editors
Marc Sedaka

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  1. Ema Horvath

    Ema Horvath

    Liberty Wells

  2. Mena Suvari

    Mena Suvari

    Michelle Wells

  3. Trey Tucker

    Trey Tucker

    John Smith

  4. Haskiri Velazquez

    Haskiri Velazquez

    Marley

  5. Troy Iwata

    Troy Iwata

    Tommy

  6. Danny Corbo

    Danny Corbo

    Young Tommy

  7. Olan Montgomery

    Olan Montgomery

    Clerk

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CinemaSerf

Jul 22, 2023

4/10

When teenage "Liberty" (Ema Horvath) arrives to meet her mum's new boyfriend, you might be forgiven for thinking there was a double entendres in the title. He emerges toned and lithe from the water - à la Daniel Craig - and she is smitten. His pearly white smile and soon "John" (Trey Tucker) is the apple of her eye. That is until she begins to suspect that this person is just a bit too perfect. He swims the lake at all hours collecting samples of all kinds of creatures and pretty soon the preposterous nature of this ridiculous - but well produced - yarn come to the fore. The acting is almost as bad as the writing and were it not for the huskiness of the protagonist, I'd have long given up with this pretty desperate stuff. That they manage to string it out for ninety minutes is more of a mystery and the ending is something straight out of a 1970s episode of "Dr. Who". Disappointing on just about every level and certainly not worth bothering with - even for the eye candy.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Revenue
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Keywords
lakepregnancyolder woman younger man relationshipmenstrual bloodsicknessdisturbedshockingsummer cottagemother daughter relationshipsuspicious behavioraquatichorrified