31 Posts Of Halloween: As Above So Below

As Above So Below is a 2014 horror film that takes inspiration from Dante's Inferno, but this movie doesn't live up to Dante.

Alright I'll admit that as of writing this I have not read the Divine Comedy yet, however I do know a bit about it.
As Above So Below follows Scarlett and her team as they search for the philosophers stone in the catacombs of Paris, but they unexpectedly end up in Hell.
So, this movie had a really cool concept of basically adapting Dante's Inferno to the big screen, but it fell flat. For a horror movie, it's not that scary. Yet the way it's presented is somewhat interesting, but they really could have done more to bring the sets alive.
The music is good in this film at creating an eerie atmosphere.
The only really scary parts of this film are towards the end, when all the freaky stuff starts to happen. It would be very good as well, except that the editing is for crap. I don't mind found footage, but when that's mixed with an unhealthy dose of shaky cam, it just ends up looking terrible.
As Above So Below is an interesting concept, but it falls flat in more ways than one. What a real missed opportunity they had here.

final score: 2.7/5

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