As Above, So Below
Scarlett Marlowe, a young alchemy scholar comes to Paris to continue her dead father';s work searching for the philosopher';s stone. With the help of her friends, Scarlett enters the journey of exploring the catacombs that lie under the streets of Paris. Together they reveal the dark secret of the dead city while their past are coming back to haunt them.
27 September 1940, Antwerp, Belgium
29 January 1989, Paris, France
27 May 1980, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
26 January 1985, Onslow County, North Carolina, USA
25 December 1985, Cardiff, Wales, UK
March 26, 2016
I have seen dozens of these "queasy-cam" vehicles in my 18 years as a writer of film, and so few of them ever surpass the limitations of their technique. This is one that carves out a spot in the upper tiers.March 20, 2016
As Above gets lost down in the dark with its characters, rendering Dante's iconic warning equally relevant to an audience looking for original frights.September 02, 2015
As Above, So Below is a film that gets in its own way as much as dead ends block the paths of its characters.April 08, 2016
It's [Perdita Weeks'] strangely believable performance that saves the film from itself, planting us firmly in its corner, often against our will.August 29, 2014
"As Above, So Below" is novel enough to be worth the price of admission, but you'll think twice before getting back in line for a second visit.July 11, 2016
It just isn't scary or clever enough and doesn't really gain momentum until a last minute dash towards a toe-curlingly obvious resolution.August 29, 2014
While the film has a reasonably engaging cast and some decent scares, the script feels like an uneasy blend of The Blair Witch Project and Tomb Raider.August 31, 2014
Once the characters go underground, things start happening. Not scary things, mind you, but things.March 28, 2016
This movie has a truly uninspired premise and wallows in so much inanity that it might as well have been buried in the catacombs, too.August 29, 2014
The movie's signature signage - "Abandon all hope, ye who enter here" - is the only instruction we really need.August 29, 2014
An entertainment-free sinkhole of Dramamine-worthy nonsense ...September 02, 2014
Once upon a time, when someone in a horror movie turned a doorknob or drove toward a storm, you got to feel superior and shout, "Don't go in there!" Now it's more like, "Seriously? You're not gonna put down that camera first?"