Troubled young Christy (a fine and appealing performance by Nora Zehetner) returns to her home town after her sister Vanessa (a haunting portrayal by Carly Pope) dies after suffering serious burn injuries in an automobile accident. However, Christy continues to be tormented by disturbing visions of murder and violence, so she decides to find out more about the circumstances pertaining to her sister's untimely death. Director Dagen Merrill, who also co-wrote the compact and compelling script with Kevin Burke, relates the absorbing story at a steady pace, does an ace job of crafting a quietly spooky atmosphere, grounds the premise in a plausible everyday reality, stages the harrowing climax with skill and assurance, and, best of all, places a welcome and refreshing emphasis on a delicately unsettling mood of unease and mystery over the standard crude assortment of cheap scares and graphic gore. Moreover, the grotesque make-up f/x for the hideously disfigured Vanessa are top-notch and there's even a touching element of genuine pathos and regret. The bang-up acting by the excellent cast further keeps the movie on track, with especially commendable contributions from Matthew Settle as the secretive John, Jessica Amlee as precocious little girl Amy, and Gabrielle Rose as the flinty Mrs. Locke. Mike Southern's crisp cinematography provides a handsome bright look. The eerie and elegant score by John Frizzell and Frederick Wiedmann hits the spine-chilling spot. Worthwhile fright fare.

I decided to watch this movie based on its description. It seemed like an interesting movie. Digging into your past is usually a good thing, so why not? The ambiance of this movie is good enough. Lighting is good, even in dark scenes. Colors really set the mood in this one. Sound was also good, as well as the music to set the mood. The acting was great and quite believable.The storyline was also good. You have a woman who goes home to the location of a horrible car accident that has traumatized her in order to make sense of life. They did a good job letting the audience get to know the main character, as well as other main characters. The flaw in the storyline is there is no explanation for her supernatural ability to see what her sister has seen. I wish they would've explained that in more detail.This movie did not trigger a lot of emotion for me but it was entertaining nonetheless. I felt bad for the main character and especially for her burned up sister. If you have time after an evening of PvP'ing in World of Warcraft, pop in this video and enjoy!!

In Edgemont, Montana, the teenager Christy Wescot (Nora Zehetner) is very connected to her beloved sister Vanessa Locke (Carly Pope). On her fourteenth birthday, Christy asks Vanessa to drive her convertible car, but she has a car accident, hits a rock and is thrown off the seat; however Vanessa is trapped in the car that explodes and she survives disfigured and totally burnt. Christy is sent to Pine Bluff Psychiatric Care Center for treatment while her sister is treated by her husband Dr. John Locke (Matthew Settle) at home with the assistance of the nurse Claire Wells (Eliza Norbury). When Vanessa has a heart attack and dies, Christy has a breakdown in the funeral service telling that her sister is alive in the coffin. Then she moves to California for the pre-med, but is haunted by nightmares and weird visions. When the caretaker of the family Joseph (Don S. Davis) dies six years later, Christy returns to Edgemont for the funeral and has a cold reception by John and his mother. However, her niece Amy (Jessica Amlee) that is afraid of "dark things" behind the walls of the house asks her to stay in the town for a couple of days and Christy's friend Debbie (Nicole Anderson) welcomes and lodger her in her house. Christy has mysterious blackouts with strange visions and decides to investigate the death of her sister that she believes had been buried alive, disclosing a dark secret, while the locals believe she has borderline personality disorder."Beneath" is labeled of horror, but it is actually a thriller with some touches of supernatural mysteries. The intriguing story and the characters are well-developed, the acting is above average and in the end "Beneath" is not a masterpiece but a good movie and worthwhile seeing. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Sombra da Morte" ("Shadow of the Death")

I have to say that I didn't expect much from this film when I rented it today, but I was really surprised by it.Although the film's story is quite a cliché as is suggested by the back of the DVD case, in my opinion it's done surprisingly good. A pretty conclusive story, except perhaps for the start of it all, not too bad acting and a nice music score form into a decent mystery thriller. I liked how the heroine actually investigates quite a bit throughout the movie instead of just getting the conclusions laid out for her in front of her eyes. Additionally the film doesn't use too many flashy, cheap shock moments and successfully tries to depend more on the mystery itself. And, contrary to the cliché, the heroine doesn't behave exceptionally stupid all the time.On the downside you won't have many surprises coming in the story if you've seen at least a few mystery thrillers. The ending actually managed to satisfy me, a feat rarely achieved by that genre of movies.If you like mystery thrillers and always thought that those loud, noisy "in your face" shock moments are overused you should try this movie.