Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Roy Hart If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Nat Qu I love this movie, and in my eyes it deserves the full 10 stars. I sometimes re-watch it and it is as enjoyable as the first time. I remember that, watching it for the first time, I didn't know what genre it was going to be, so it started as a war movie, and I was thoroughly amazed by the plot twist (when strange things started happening). I think the plot is great, and it is very well done: the mystery buildup, the characters, several twists. On the technical side, I love the sound in this movie - it's a good soundtrack, and the sound effects are done well. And the actors played well too. All in all, one of my favorite movies. For people who read the reviews to check how scary a movie is - I will say, when you watch it for the first time, it gets pretty spooky. There are a few jump scares. It's not gory. It is a good mystery with a dramatic element that is as important as its thrill factor.

jimel98 I watched this primarily because I was home sick and not much else was available. I didn't expect a heck of a lot since so many movies about monsters and deep sea creatures have been made, I pictured another lousy one but, eh, I wanted to kill some time.WHAT A SURPRISE! At no point does this movie get in your face with the spookiness like some movies do and it relies far more on the psychological aspects of 'spooky' than beating you over the head with special effects. It keeps you guessing. Sure there are some things that make you go, "Oh come on, REALLY?" but that's more along the lines of, "I can't see that being allowed on a submarine in WW2!" so, like with most movies, you do have to suspend your belief a bit, but the basic story, as it goes along and as it unfolds did make me think and I found it generally quite plausible on the whole.I tried to describe it at work and found myself saying over and over that I couldn't say too much for it would ruin it for anyone who watched. On that note, I'll quit with one last line...BETTER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT-GOOD MOVIE!

Nitzan Havoc Well, to be honest, I was going to qualify this film as a combination of U-571 and Ghost Ship. Then I saw the cover picture bearing a review stating "U-571 meets Poltergeist" and realized that wouldn't be too original...It's WWII, and the US Sub is lively and excited due to 3 survivors picked up for a shipwreck, one of whom is a female British doctor. Some of the crew is thrilled and edgy about seeing a woman for the first time in weeks, maybe months. Others are aware of sea folklore and believe a woman on a boat is bad luck.The story was absolutely brilliant in my opinion, the thrill and suspense were of the highest level, and the twist was surprising and well presented. The acting was persuasive and honest, and during the entire film I found myself at the edge of my seat, fearing for the lives of the Sub's crew as mechanical problems stacked up.And then they had to destroy what might have been a great film by forcibly, bluntly and stupidly shoving a ghost into it. I mean... why? Honestly, why? In order for DVD libraries to be able to tag this film as horror? What was so important about that?! This could have been an excellent war/psychological thriller film, with an excellent story, a surprising twist, and good acting. Adding the whole ghost part was like taking that kids' puzzle with the shapes, putting the square peg in the triangle hole, and hammering it till the entire thing broke. That simply ruined the film for me, and I'm sure I'm not the only one.In summary - an excellent war thriller. Forcing it into the horror genre ruined it. I'd still recommend it, if you could be forgiving. I wouldn't blame you if you weren't.

moviesleuth2 I am at a loss for what to rate "Below." It does what many horror/thrillers fail to do: generate suspense and general creepiness. On the other hand, it makes absolutely no sense.This is a ghost story (although the horror elements are inadequately melded onto the "U-571" ripoff story). The USS Tiger Shark has located a sunken British hospital vessel in the Atlantic Ocean. The submarine takes in 3 survivors, including a woman named Claire (Olivia Williams). The addition of a woman on board makes a lot of the men nervous because of naval superstitions of having a woman on board a navy ship being unlucky. Indeed, mysterious things start happening, and the body count begins to rise, Claire and another sailor, Odell (Matthew Davis) begin to think that the ship is cursed.The story is not that complicated, but by trying to play with our minds and making us wonder if we saw what we thought we did, director David Twohy goes into Paul McGuigan territory: presenting key elements of the story with extraordinary subtlety and filler with the impact of an atom bomb. Needless to say, this is not the way to tell any story, much less a ghost story.The acting is surprisingly effective. Matthew Davis has been previously relegated to supporting roles in dumb teen flicks, but he handles a headlining role with ease. Bruce Greenwood is terrific as always (even in the worst roles, Greenwood still manages to impress). Olivia Williams adds a dose of class to the proceedings, and she never goes over-the-top when she gets scared. "Hangover" fans will delight in seeing the star of that movie, Zach Galifianakis, in an early role here (and still acting just as weird).I'm tempted to recommend the film solely on the basis that it gave me the creeps but by the end of the film I was so frustrated and lost that it didn't work for me anymore. It's a huge mess, but it's a creepy mess.