Synopsis
Liberty, a socially awkward 16-year-old, returns from two months at camp to a blindsided introduction of her mother’s fiancé, John Smith, whose charm, intelligence, and beauty paint the picture of a man too perfect to be human.
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Cast
- Ema HorvathLiberty Wells
- Mena SuvariMichelle Wells
- Trey TuckerJohn Smith
- Haskiri VelazquezMarley
- Troy IwataTommy
- Danny CorboYoung Tommy
- Olan MontgomeryClerk
Recommendations
- 63
Movie Nation
For a dumb genre pic, What Lies Below is as goofy and fun as it is wet and…weird. Don’t spoiler alert your friends, let the ogles and giggles surprise them as much as it will you. - 60
Screen Rant
What Lies Below offers a twist on two underrated sub-genres, but its identity crisis causes this aquatic horror creature feature to sink, not swim. - 50
RogerEbert.com
With its gleefuly nihilistic and destructive ending, What Lies Below ends on such a flat note that it makes everything before it seem like an inconsequential and/or needlessly convoluted set-up. - 20
The Guardian
The denouement when it comes is meant to be shriek of pure sci-fi horror; but really, you’d find better entertainment – and more energetic acting – watching a fish tank.
