The defence The Big-Idea Head
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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As Above, So Below
Horror · Thriller · 2014
When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
Movie details
As Above, So Below
“The only way out is down.”
2014 Horror · Thriller 1h 33m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.7 / 10
Community rating
When a team of explorers venture into the catacombs that lie beneath the streets of Paris, they uncover the dark secret that lies within this city of the dead.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over As Above, So Below?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Sentimental Softie
“You came to feel something, and you will.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Creep
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The Descent: Part 2
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
John Erick Dowdle
Written by
John Erick Dowdle · Drew Dowdle
Perdita Weeks
Scarlett
Ben Feldman
George
Edwin Hodge
Benji
François Civil
Papillon
Marion Lambert
Souxie
Ali Marhyar
Zed
Cosme Castro
La Taupe
Court is in session
Put As Above, So Below on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Sentimental Softie
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.