There is a cult of Wayne Crawford fans out there and I wish it well. This movie aims to be a bargain value dashing crowd-pleasing adventure thriller of a kind with Indiana Jones and James Bond, like various other Crawford souffles, but is devastatingly dull, unable to mount any worthwhile action scenes or even lean on its blah-looking, destitute camp value to find some B-movie sweet spot. It has no business being tagged alongside the underwater horror gang of '88-'89 ("The Abyss", "DeepStar Six", "Leviathan", "The Rift", "Lords of the Deep"). It's not even a tiny bit horror and there ain't no sea monster. Would've made a 100x better paperback summer read than an amateur movie you actually have to look at.

Does it live up to its poster? 

Nope!

It was still okay, but not even close to the horror movie I was expecting. It just barely makes it into my “aquatic horror” list and only because of one or two scenes.

Sometimes considered one of the many underwater/sci-fi/horror movies of 1989, The Evil Below is neither a horror movie nor scientific-fiction. This is more a treasure hunt movie with some supernatural elements (think Indiana Jones without the action).

There’s not much to say about this film. When I finished it my wife commented “that’s the worst movie I’ve ever seen.” While there was some hyperbole in that statement, this movie does clearly rank at the bottom rung of what be considered entertainment. The whole thing is very tedious and poorly made, with very little of interest happening for most of its runtime. 

The only thing mildly interesting about this film is June Chadwick (This Is Spinal Tap, V) plays one of the leads.

Despite the title and opening scene of barracuda carnage, this is an only slightly supernatural, breezy scuba treasure hunt instead of a horror film. Think Jack Burton Romances the Stone with 10% of the charisma. June Chadwick and Sheri Able add some much-needed sex appeal, but it lacks the grit and edge of The Deep or even Into the Blue, so it definitely would’ve benefitted from going full Sidaris. As-is, it’s basically a glorified TV movie with only a bit of cliché intrigue, snarky wisecracks, and lycra-covered taints to hold your interest. Tepid.

A pura e velha lavagem de dinheiro, só trololó, só não dormi porque vi de tarde. Sem dúvidas o pior filme que vi no ano

What is this crap?
Hot garbage is what it is. 

This tried to get some horror elements into this but it was drowned by action and bad acting. 
How did this get included with the other underwater horror movies of 1989?
Hell, Lords of the Deep was slightly more entertaining than this crud.

I got bored at one point and fast forward to the end cause it didn’t deserve the last 30 minutes.
The Evil Below? More like The Evil Below can blow. Skip this turd.

Desperately wants to be an adventure film in the vein of Romancing the Stone/Raiders: wisecracking lothario hero who just needs a woman to tame his heart; treasure; mysticism; hints of horror. BUT FUCK ALL HAPPENS. They do at least go underwater (the aforementioned “Below” of the title) and meet possibly the devil or a ghost (the Evil), who’s wearing a top hat when they meet him there.

  “Some things are better left alone...“

             Film 34 of my 31 days of horror 23.

This underwater horror/adventure, should have been left in the deepest darkest depths of the ocean. So so so dull!!!!!!!!, watched on Amazon Prime.

A goofy South African sunken treasure movie with supernatural horror elements. It's modestly entertaining in a bad way. It really depends on how willing you are to go with star Wayne Crawford as an irresistible ladies' man. He's got real low-rent charisma and a sleazy swarthiness. The horror is pretty paltry for the most part but it begins and ends the film and those scenes are the best parts of the movie. Just don't go in expecting the poster to pay off.