Beneath The Darkness (2012)
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5% of critics liked it
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21% of users liked it
(1,431 ratings)
In Beneath the Darkness, Ely Vaughn (Quaid) is a pillar of the community in tiny Smithville, Texas. The town's mortician, Ely has been revered since his days as the high school's star quarterback. But since the tragic death of his wife two years earlier, Ely has withdrawn from his neighbors,… More In Beneath the Darkness, Ely Vaughn (Quaid) is a pillar of the community in tiny Smithville, Texas. The town's mortician, Ely has been revered since his days as the high school's star quarterback. But since the tragic death of his wife two years earlier, Ely has withdrawn from his neighbors, while local teens spread stories of supernatural goings on at Ely's mansion-which is also the funeral home. When high school friends Travis (Oller), Abby (Teegarden), Brian (Lunsford) and Danny (Werkheiser) decide to check out the rumors, they are shocked to see the supposedly grieving widower dancing with a mysterious woman behind the curtains of his bedroom window. Their curiosity aroused, the four teens wait for Ely to leave the house before breaking in to investigate. But instead of finding clues to the woman's identity, they stumble on a grotesque, long-hidden secret. The sadistic mortician next door will now stop at nothing to literally bury his past. -- (C) Official Site
- Directed By
- Martin Guigui
- Written By
- Bruce Wilkinson
- Genres
- Mystery & Suspense
R,
- In Theaters
- Jan 6, 2012 Limited
- Studio
- Image Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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William Goss, Film.com
A bore sprinkled with hints of hilarity, soon to be buried like so many of its characters.
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Rex Reed, New York Observer
You anticipate every scene before it happens and figure out every secret before it's revealed.
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John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter
Dennis Quaid goes Psycho in dull Texas-set thriller.
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Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
At times it seems the simple ineptitude of "Beneath the Darkness" surely must mask some undercurrent of deeper sophistication and intention on behalf of the filmmakers. Alas, as it turns out, such things never surface.
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Kyle Smith, New York Post
Even Dennis Quaid's uncharacteristic hamming as a mad mortician in a small Texas town can't save this silly, scare-free horror film...
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Cast
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Dennis Quaid
as Ely Vaughn, Vaughn Ely
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Aimee Teegarden
as Abby
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Tony Oller
as Travis
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Stephen Lunsford
as Brian
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Devon Werkheiser
as Danny
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Brett Cullen
as Sgt. Nickerson
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Dahlia Waingort
as Ms. Moore, Sylvia Moore
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Amber Bartlett
as Rosemary
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Sydney Barrosse
as Carolyn
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David Christopher
as Sovic
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Gabriel Folse
as Russell
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Melody Chase
as Elaine
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Cameron Banfield
as Collin
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Richard Dillard
as Doctor
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Timothy Fall
as Jack
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Connor James
as Young Travis
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Cheryl "Chin" Cunningham
as Nurse Josie
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Davi Jay
as Ruben
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Steve Larkin
as Rabbi
