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Title: What Lies Beneath (2000)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Michelle Pfeiffer | ... | Claire Spencer | |
| Katharine Towne | ... | Caitlin Spencer | |
| Miranda Otto | ... | Mary Feur | |
| James Remar | ... | Warren Feur | |
| Harrison Ford | ... | Norman Spencer | |
| Victoria Bidewell | ... | Beatrice | |
| Diana Scarwid | ... | Jody | |
| Dennison Samaroo | ... | PhD Student #1 | |
| Jennifer Tung | ... | PhD Student #2 | |
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Eliott Goretsky | ... | Teddy |
| Rachel Singer | ... | PhD Student #3 | |
| Daniel Zelman | ... | PhD Student #4 | |
| Ray Baker | ... | Dr. Stan Powell | |
| Wendy Crewson | ... | Elena | |
| Amber Valletta | ... | Madison Elizabeth Frank | |
Norman Spencer, a university research scientist, is growing more and more concerned about his wife, Claire, a retired concert cellist who a year ago was involved in a serious auto accident, and who has just sent off her daughter Caitlin (Norman's stepdaughter) to college. Now, Claire reports hearing voices and witnessing eerie occurrences in and around their lakeside Vermont home, including seeing the face of a young woman reflected in water. An increasingly frightened Claire thinks the phenomena have something to do with the couple living next door, especially since the wife has disappeared without apparent explanation. At her husband's urging, Claire starts to see a therapist; she tells him she thinks the house is being haunted by a ghost. His advice? Try to make contact. Enlisting the help of her best friend, Jody, and a ouija board, Claire seeks to find out the truth of What Lies Beneath. Written by Eugene Kim <genekim@concentric.net>
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I sat down to watch this film with basically no pre-conceived notions concerning its plotline (or quality, for that matter.) A little over two hours later, I was still shivering and shaking. Robert Zemeckis has taken what is undoubtedly a good (though maybe somewhat predictable) screenplay, and has lifted it to the level of Hitchcockian genius. My eyes bugged out, my skin crawled, my breath got short, and I couldn't have torn myself away even if the Publisher's Clearing House Prize Patrol was at my door.
Along with a great story and masterful directing, this movie features the superb performance of Michelle Pfeiffer. Ambivalent about her acting skills in the past, I am now a full-fledged Pfeiffer fan. Harrison Ford is certainly adequate, and this role is a refreshing change for him, but Michelle steals the show.
Good ghost stories are few and far between. Even "Stir Of Echoes" and "The Sixth Sense", fine films that they are, don't compare to the perfect blend of soundtrack, plot twists, camerawork and performance that make up "What Lies Beneath". If goosebumps are your thing, don't miss this one.