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As Above, So Below

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Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.
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After an intriguing setup that threatens to claw its way out of found-footage overkill, As Above/So Below plummets into clichéd mediocrity.

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William Goss Austin Chronicle 09/03/2014
It's tough to get too worked up, as head-mounted cameras whip between fleeting figures and panicked faces with all the tension of a jittery recording of a trip through your local haunted house. Go to Full Review
Wesley Morris Grantland 09/02/2014
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?" Go to Full Review
Randy Cordova Arizona Republic 08/31/2014
Once the characters go underground, things start happening. Not scary things, mind you, but things. Go to Full Review
Jordy Sirkin Jordy Reviews It Feb 5
With an incredible backdrop, the film is a disorienting thriller that messes with you every step of the way. Go to Full Review
Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Sep 18
9/10
The idea of setting a horror movie in the Paris Catacombs is brilliant, and they take full advantage of all the elements that make them scary in real life. It’s huge and maze-like, it’s claustrophobic, caves be caves, and spooky bones. Go to Full Review
Grant Watson Fiction Machine Jun 22
5/10
a deeply flawed diversion with more promise than success. Go to Full Review
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Mitch S @MitchShattuck 3d The thing that makes this movie even on the board for me due to the acting and bad special effects being pretty awful is the deeper meaning. The connection to it being hell, which is obvious but it utilizing The Divine Comedy, Dante's Inferno I personally really liked and it made me appreciate the film way more when I watched it for a second time. The concept of the only way out is down is really cool to see in a modern horror movie and certain scenes though brought down overall with poor CGI in what the scene is actually attempting to convey I feel there is redemption in its overall quality. And what it accomplishes I think is cool. The final scene when they reach the bottom of hell, which is then the way back to the realm of the living by pushing down on the manhole cover was really cool imagery. Lots of cool symbolic references. I think it's worth the watch in consideration of its larger meaning. See more ash__ T @RT72214187 4d scarlett pissed me the fuck off because what do you mean you go to "university college" (same thing repeated twice by the way) and you're this stereotypical adventurous girl who's smart and great at everything See more ilovetakis T @RT08502884 May 20 Must see film about the catacombs! Lots of plot twists and one of my favourite horror movies! See more Skyler T @RT23329643 May 8 A Mary Sue and her gang of even more forgettable and disposable characters go into the catacombs with pin-cameras that amazingly capture everything in high quality video - besides when a monster shows up and the shaky camera pretends to fail dramatically - only for the unfolding events to be so bland and forgettable it makes you wonder why all the budget went into the camera and not in finding better actors or a better script or maybe even a good reason to make this into found-footage film when it half-asses what is already a notoriously low budget genre to be even more pathetic than its predecessors See more joy D @joy.do May 8 Many reviews are either half star or five stars. For me this movie stands in the middle. The setting is fascinating, the horror elements arrive a bit late but are well executed, the archeologist is too much of a girl boss, some dialogues are non sensical, and the ending resolution is laughable. So mixed, but overall and enjoyable (one time) watch See more Jude R. @Bitmap711 May 6 Absolutely amazing. One of my favorite movies. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Archaeologist Scarlett Marlowe has devoted her whole life to finding one of history's greatest treasures: Flamel's Philosopher's Stone. According to legend, the artifact can grant eternal life and turn any metal into gold. When she learns that the stone is hidden underground in the Catacombs of Paris, she assembles a crew to guide and document her historic mission. As they begin their descent, the team-members have no way of knowing that they are entering their own personal hell.
Director
John Erick Dowdle
Producer
Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Drew Dowdle, Patrick Aiello
Screenwriter
John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Legendary Pictures, Brothers Dowdle
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Bloody Violence/Terror)
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 29, 2014, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 18, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.2M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Datasat, SDDS, Dolby Digital