The film Beast Beneath
(2011) is one of those cheap horror films that has a very simple premise that
sells itself on the monster which is (thankfully) kept in the shadows most of
the time so as not to show just how cheap the whole thing is. This is a film that is part legend, part
treasure hunt, and part campfire tale as if mixes a lot of different
perspectives to tell an otherwise basic monster story.
A father and son are camping out in Griffin Park which used
to be an old ranch owned by an Antonio Feliz who put a curse upon the land for
anyone trying to steal his inheritance.
It seems that there is legend of a monster that has been killing people
in the park for a very long time, or that is how the story is told. In the
modern day there is a tale in which Antonio’s descendant will come to him to
claim her inheritance (the treasure) and allow him to finally move on (ascend
to Heaven). There are a lot of characters
all trying to get to Antonio’s treasure but all meeting the unlucky fate of the
monster that protects the treasure (which is like a big werewolf-like creature).
This is unfortunately the plot of the whole film which is
filled with uninteresting characters that fall flat underneath the
inexperienced cast and uninspired direction and cinematography. The film’s production values are low and the
lack of any real suspense means that audiences need to at least get their fill
from the gore and monster FX which are poor and lack any immediacy or
suspense. This is a very bland film from
start to finish in which the first order of business should have been cutting
the wrap-around sequence of the father and son campfire tale set up which
really adds nothing to the overall film.
This is a film that can be completely avoided.
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