- DVD Details: Actors: Jamie Bell, Ruaidhrà Conroy, Mike Downey, Laurence Fox, Roman Horak
- Directors: Michael J. Bassett
- Format: Closed-captioned, Dolby, DVD, NTSC. Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only)
- Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1; Number of discs: 1; Studio: Lions Gate
- DVD Release Date: June 22, 2004; Run Time: 94 minutes
On what should be a routine rescue mission during World War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark picks up three survivors of a U-boat attack. But for the crew -- trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spaces -- the unexpected visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurrences! Starring Hollywood favorites Olivia Williams (THE SIXTH SENSE, THE POSTMAN), Bruce Greenwood (THIRTEEN DAYS, DOUBLE JEAPOARD), and Matt Davis (LEGALLY BLONDE, BLUE CRUSH).Inspired by the vintage thrillers of Val Lewton and Jacques Tourn! eur,
Below is a superbly crafted spookfest primed for cult-favorite status. As he did with
The Arrival and
Pitch Black, director David Twohy revitalizes a B-movie staple--in this case, the World War II submarine thriller--by turning it into a nerve-wracking funhouse of smoke and mirrors, where chilling visions tease the brain and stir paranoia among a close-knit group of terrified characters. When a U.S. sub takes on three survivors from a sinking British ship, its captain (Bruce Greenwood) uncovers secrets while concealing his own. As the sub's recent history unfolds, its crew is increasingly haunted by ghostly images, fleeting and subliminal, while the threat of German attack looms ominously overhead. More of a mood piece than a truly satisfying thriller,
Below favors tense atmosphere over cohesive plotting, but it's so visually captivating, and so tautly acted by a fine ensemble cast, that its narrative flaws are easily forgiven.
--Jeff Sha! nnonOn what was supposed to be a routine rescue mission du! ring Wor ld War II, the submarine USS Tiger Shark picks up three survivors of a U-boat attack. But the crew begins to noticeâ€"while trapped together in the sub's narrow corridors and constricted spacesâ€"that the visitors seem to spark a series of chilling, otherworldly occurrences. Starring Hollywood favorites
Olivia Williams (TV's
Dollhouse),
Zach Galifianakis (
The Hangover Part II),
Jason Flemyng (
Clash of the Titans),
Bruce Greenwood (
Barney's Version) and
Matthew Davis (TV's
The Vampire Diaries).Inspired by the vintage thrillers of Val Lewton and Jacques Tourneur,
Below is a superbly crafted spookfest primed for cult-favorite status. As he did with
The Arrival and
Pitch Black, director David Twohy revitalizes a B-movie staple--in this case, the World War II submarine thriller--by turning it into a nerve-wracking funhouse of smoke and mirrors, where chilling visions tease the brain and sti! r paranoia among a close-knit group of terrified characters. When a U.S. sub takes on three survivors from a sinking British ship, its captain (Bruce Greenwood) uncovers secrets while concealing his own. As the sub's recent history unfolds, its crew is increasingly haunted by ghostly images, fleeting and subliminal, while the threat of German attack looms ominously overhead. More of a mood piece than a truly satisfying thriller,
Below favors tense atmosphere over cohesive plotting, but it's so visually captivating, and so tautly acted by a fine ensemble cast, that its narrative flaws are easily forgiven.
--Jeff ShannonIt's Mitchum vs. Jurgens as the commanders of an American destroyer and a German U-boat play a deadly game of cat and mouse.In
The Enemy Below Robert Mitchum and Curt Jurgens are respectively captains of a U.S. destroyer and a German U-boat whose vessels come into conflict in the South Atlantic. Both are good men with a job to do, the scri! pt noting Jurgens' distaste for Hitler and the Nazis and engag! ing our sympathy with the German sailors almost as much as the Americans. Made at the height of the cold war of the 1950s, the film delivers a liberal message of co-operation wrapped inside some spectacular action scenes and a story which builds to a tense and exciting, moving finale.
--Gary S. DalkinDEATHWATCH - DVD Movie
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