Below Utopia

September. 26,1997      
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Daniel returns to his family's mansion for the holidays along with his girlfriend Susanne. His family's seemingly-utopian existence is overshadowed by not only the death of Daniel's brother, but also by Daniel's failure to live up to his brother's potential. However, this quickly becomes inconsequential, as blood-thirsty killers soon show up..

Alyssa Milano as  Suzanne
Justin Theroux as  Daniel Beckett
Ice-T as  Jim
Tommy Lister Jr. as  Tiny
Robert Pine as  Uncle Wilson
Jeanette O'Connor as  Aunt Estelle
Ron Harper as  Jack Beckett
Marta Kristen as  Marilyn Beckett
Eric Saiet as  Cousin Allen
Bob Thomas as  Cousin Ed (uncredited)

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Reviews

CheerupSilver
1997/09/26

Very Cool!!!

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VeteranLight
1997/09/27

I don't have all the words right now but this film is a work of art.

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Brendon Jones
1997/09/28

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Fleur
1997/09/29

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

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=Sylvano=
1997/09/30

Common guys, don't critic B-movies and rate them on the samescale then the Big Picture, i mean common, they don't have thesame budget, same cast... I think some of you just should take ahandy cam and try to make a little home movie with $500 budget,then show it to strangers and ask them to put a critic on it, you'llsee how it feel! That was a pretty good B-Movie, the cast was notthat bad, Alyssa was pretty good, sexy as always, Ice-T was amean guy like in most of the movies... but it was somethinginteresting, I don't feel like I wasted my money to watch it! If you dothink that, never rent B-Movies anymore then my friends... they arepretty much always like this! End of the line I give a 6 for that nicemovie!

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kenandraf
1997/10/01

Most smart people will wince at the terrible screenplay and directing.The only thing going for this movie is the beauty of Alyssa Milano and she also delivers a good performance.Ice-T does his usual reliable routine but it is sad to see him desperately taking worse and worse B movie offers lately.He should try to learn more from Ice Cube who seems to be getting great movies.Ice-T is just as talented,maybe even more versatile than Cube!Watch this movie only if you are a big fan of Milano and do not expect too much.Some Ice-T fans may be disappointed......

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morpoise
1997/10/02

I would not blame you if you did not want to see this movie based on its cast and its plot. Most of the elements just seem likely to add up to a bad movie. I was forced to see it because my boyfriend has an obsession with Alyssa. Should I be embarrassed to be involved with a 25 year old man who works for Congress who owns Alyssa's workout videos entitled "Teen Steam"?? Probably.At any rate, this movie, unlike Teen Steam, is surprisingly good. It seemed well thought out and equally well executed, with strong and believable performances by Alyssa, Ice T, and Justin Theroux. The film was successful in keeping up suspense, and you definitely wanted to watch until the end when you were most likely surprised by the unveiling of the true criminal.This film seems to be replayed late nights on cable with some frequency, so be sure to check it out there.

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bighead
1997/10/03

I was pleasantly surprised by this suspense-action-thriller. The movie is about a young, upper-class couple who, during a visit to the in-laws, become victims of cold-blooded art thieves who slaughter most of the family. Don't worry, you look forward to seeing the annoying, upper-crust family members get butchered. And just overlook the fact that these rich folk never bothered to shell out the money for a decent home-security system. As implausible as it may seem, young preppie-boy fights back to single-handedly deal with the bad guys. Surprise ending, too.

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