Reception What Lies Beneath

1 reception

1.1 box office
1.2 critical response
1.3 accolades

reception
box office

what lies beneath opened in 2,813 theaters in north america , grossed $29,702,959 average of $10,559 per theater. film ended earning $155,464,351 domestically , $135,956,000 internationally total of $291,420,351 worldwide, close triple production budget of $100 million

critical response

the film received mixed reviews. film holds rating of 46% on rotten tomatoes based on 124 reviews average rating of 5.5 out of 10 site s consensus stating robert zemeckis unable salvage uncompelling , unoriginal film. film received score of 51 on metacritic based on 35 reviews. audiences polled cinemascore gave film average grade of b+ on a+ f scale.

the new york times wrote that, @ start, [zemeckis] zaps quick, glib scares, show still knows how, heart isn t in kind of material anymore. reflexes little slow. los angeles times called spooky polished kind of creepiness added in... lies beneath nevertheless feels more planned passionate, scary @ points unconvincing overall. chicago sun-times wrote: lacking smarter screenplay, milks genuine skills of actors , director more deserves, , runs off rails in ending more laughable scary. along way, yes, there moments. time out thought that, after slow build @ times makes every hair stand on end – zemeckis rolls out every thriller cliché there is. pity, because until s smart, realistically staged, adult-oriented , extraordinarily effective domestic chiller. empire wrote: biggest surprise is, perhaps, emerges no masterpiece, semi-sophisticated shocker, playfully homaging hitchcock mechanical masterclass in doing ‘genre’. first hour great fun... it’s enjoyably giddy ride, certainly, once you’re edge of seat, realise of creaks , groans decomposing script.

michelle pfeiffer received positive notice performance. roger ebert called convincing , sympathetic.

in review, ebert said felt problem zemeckis desire direct hitchcockian film involve supernatural (the film contains several musical, visual , plot references psycho , vertigo, among other hitchcock films), believes alfred hitchcock himself never have done.

accolades

harrison ford , michelle pfeiffer both won blockbuster entertainment awards favorite actor – suspense , favorite actress – suspense, while diana scarwid nominated favorite supporting actress – suspense.

the film received 3 saturn award nominations, best horror film, best director (robert zemeckis) , best actress (michelle pfeiffer), lost final destination, bryan singer x-men , tea leoni family man, respectively.