‘Prey you will make it out alive’
Beneath the Surface is a 2022 British drama thriller film about a young woman attempting to deal with the aftermath of a shark attack.
Produced and directed by Scott Jeffrey (Spider in the Attic; The Mutation; Bats; Bad Nun: Deadly Vows; Cupid; ClownDoll) and Rebecca Matthews (Witches of Amityville Academy; The Candy Witch; Pet Graveyard) from a screenplay written by Paul W. Franklin (short: Viola).
The Proportion Productions movie stars:
Georgie Banks – It Came from Below; Hatched; The Mermaid’s Curse; Cupid
Nicola Wright – Hatched; Amityville Cornfield; Medusa: Queen of the Serpents; Cupid
Beatrice Fletcher – Shockwaves; Bloody Mary; Easter Bunny Massacre; The Legend of Jack and Jill
Annie Knox – Tooth Fairy: The Last Extraction; Pandemonium; Dark Light
Stephanie Lodge – Prototype; Conjuring the Genie; Rise of the Mummy; Medusa
Jamie Robertson – Prototype
Matthew Marcelis
Andrew Rolfe – The Mutation; Dragon Fury; Tooth Fairy: The Last Extraction
Plot:
After surviving a shark attack in which her father and sister died, Lexy’s (Georgie Banks) life becomes a living nightmare.
However, with the help of a counsellor named Fran (Nicola Wright), she delves deeper into the haunting flashbacks and gradually uncovers the truth of what happened that fateful night…
Reviews:
“Beneath the Surface is a misfire on just about every level. The shark attack sequences aren’t scary. The scenes dealing with Lexy’s mental issues don’t feel realistic or even dramatic and the film’s thriller aspects are dead on arrival. This is the kind of film we were seeing from Jeffrey and company a couple of years ago, and as such, is a major step backwards.” Voices from the Balcony
Release date:
Beneath the Surface was released On-Demand (VOD) on March 3rd 2022.
Choice dialogue:
Isaac [Matthew Marcelis]: “Weird things birthdays, aren’t they? People celebrate as if you’ve made some massive achievement when all you’ve really gone and done is just spent another year surviving.”
Cast and characters:
Georgie Banks … Lexy McKenna
Nicola Wright … Doctor Fran Goodman
Stephanie Lodge … Vicky
James Robertson … Bill
Beatrice Fletcher … Amy
Annie Knox … Chloe
Matthew Marcelis … Isaac
Andrew Rolfe … Detective Cronjen
Julia Quayle … DC Du Plessis
Natasha Arancini … Receptionist
Filming locations:
Pekes Manor House, Chiddingly, Hailsham, East Sussex, England (also used for Monster Portal and Spider in the Attic)
Technical details:
1 hour 33 minutes
Alternate title:
Shark Attack
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