The Canal

2014 "Evil Lies Within"
5.8| 1h33m| NR| en
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A man who suspects his wife is cheating on him begins having nightmarish visions of an evil presence that he believes inhabits his house.

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Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!
Rpgcatech Disapointment
Kirandeep Yoder The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
desudemon This movie is garbage it is nothing but a waste of time simply put. I will not ruin the ending for those of you who want to subject yourselves to a movie playing off the oldest movie trope ever in 2014 no less. Once you get halfway through this film know that what you think this movie is going to end like is exactly correct it is over done. If you think this movie will pull itself out of the gutters on the last moments, you are wrong it is about exactly the way you predicted. This movie is predictable straight from 30 minutes in and you think that it couldn't possibly go there because it is so over done but it actually has the gall to do it. Its pathetic and i don't understand how it was publicized at all, this movie has already been made hundreds of times over. PLease do not waste your time it is utter garbage and does not even deserve its current ratings with people trying to come up with a defense for a poorly written movie. 1 out of 10 never watch again!
laymonite-2 Firstly, this is well worth a watch, purely for some of the quite creepy imagery it portrays very well. Most of which seems to be borrowed from Japanese flicks like The Ring, Dark Water and Pulse - most of which have already been remade..Unfortunately it's quite unoriginal and predictable. The plot is pretty much laid out on the back of the DVD and there are no real surprises.What I liked was the imagery - from the very start there was a great rapid cut of disturbing imagery, including the what looked like Un Chien Andalou. There was also some great creepy imagery of dead people that would give Insidious a run for it's money.The budget also limits the films somewhat. The location is never explained. We never really get a feeling of any of the character's personality in order to identify with them. The wife sounds European (Dutch?). It's never clear what the husband's job actually is - archivist?? at the start he displays the original film of Bunuel etc. to what look like high school kids? he seems to then take orders from the daughter in that Jack Dee sitcom Lead Balloon?. Oh and the police investigation is ridiculous to the point you wonder if it's supposed to be surreal.Worth a look for the cinematography and some effective jump scares.
jackmeat My quick rating 6,1/10. A refreshing take on the ghost and mystery mixed together. The movie revolves around a man(Rupert Evans) who believes his wife is cheating but when she disappears he sees a mysterious man who he believes killed her. The mystery part is there as it follows him down the road to insanity and the viewer watches as his lunacy slowly destroys his relationships with all involved. The acting in this movie is very believable which makes the drama of it that much more believable. The imagery has a very detailed and disturbing feel to it, ala a Kubrick or Cronenberg type feel (not ripping off but in a similar style). The effects are well done but not overplayed at all. The picture that is painted is truly frightening for once and I can say this has its scares in it. Nice start off to the month and hopefully I can see more indie horror such as this. Enjoy
thorbart-240-510089 I found the lead in to the characters started not badly but then jumps 3 or 4 years (them being in the house the whole time) little indication of anything weird about the house or main character until the fateful night of the wife's death. The events of the night make very little sense in the context of the lead in ... no indication of intoxication but then its like he's on an acid trip ... make no sense at all without a proper lead in. I'm voting bad writing / screen play at this point and am hesitant to watch the rest of the movie.I sit back after getting some ice cream hoping to see it get better.It does improve to suspenseful moments and some shocking bits with obnoxiously loud sound effects and some very hard to hear dialog all the way to a bit of a lame ending.