Within (film)

2016 American film
  • Michael Vartan
  • Erin Moriarty
  • Nadine Velazquez
  • JoBeth Williams
CinematographyJames KniestEdited byEric A. SearsMusic byBenjamin Wallfisch
Production
companies
New Line Cinema
Alvarez Company
The Safran Company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release dates
  • 7 October 2016 (2016-10-07) (India)
  • 18 October 2016 (2016-10-18) (United States)
Running time
99 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

Within is a 2016 American horror thriller film directed by Philip Claydon, starring Michael Vartan, Erin Moriarty, Nadine Velazquez and JoBeth Williams.

Plot

A widower quickly realizes something is not right after he moves into a new home with his daughter and new wife.

Cast

  • Michael Vartan as John Alexander
  • Erin Moriarty as Hannah Alexander
  • Nadine Velazquez as Melanie Alexander
  • JoBeth Williams as Rosemary Fletcher
  • Ronnie Gene Blevins as Ray Walsh
  • Dorian Kingi as David
  • Blake Jenner as Tommy
  • Misty Upham as Tina Walsh
  • Tom Wright as Detective Pascal
  • Steele Stebbins as Jake
  • Andrew Fiscella as Cop in Attic

Reception

Reagan Gavin Rasquinha of The Times of India rated the film 3.5 stars out of 5 and praised the "tight" cinematography, the "subtle" special effects, the "tense" atmosphere and the "effective" sound effects.[1]

Kevan Farrow of Scream wrote that the film "manages to make something just about worthwhile out of a lazy, generic script and underwritten characters."[2]

Damon Smith of The Irish News gave the film a score of 4/10 and wrote that it "lacks scares, suspense or ingenuity."[3]

References

  1. ^ Rasquinha, Reagan Gavin (22 March 2017). "WITHIN MOVIE REVIEW". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ Farrow, Kevan (2 August 2017). "WITHIN: Film Review". Scream. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Smith, Damon (21 February 2017). "Within fails to chalk up either scares or suspense". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 December 2023.