The definitive site for Reviews, Trailers, Showtimes, and Tickets Writer/director Andrew Getty worked on the film until his death in 2015, spending approximately $5 million of his own money on the film. I’m sure it made perfect sense to him, as it’s based off his nightmares, but to an audience it’s basically a … The Evil Within (Movie Review) Director: Andrew Getty | Release Date: 2017. Rotten Tomatoes, home of the Tomatometer, is the most trusted measurement of quality for Movies & TV. Getty claimed the story was based on his own nightmares, and painstakingly created his own sets, camera rigs, and animatronics. However, despite the strength of the core story, something about the overall tone of the movie is a bit off. Horror has long been fertile ground for storytelling that extends beyond the boundaries of the shimmering edges of the silver screen. And, oh yeah, he isn’t with us anymore, having died from the serious complications of being a meth addict. He spent millions of dollars on this project. By Jayson on April 20th, 2017. Review by Lauryn Angel The Evil Within began production in 2002, but wasn’t completed until recently. Horror Movie Review: The Evil Within (2017) 30/06/2017 30/06/2017 Liam 'Raptures Lost' Fisher 0 Comments Andrew Getty , Brianna Brown , Dina Meyer , Francis Guinan , Frederick Koehler , horror , Matthew McGrory , Michael Berryman , Michael Luceri , Nightmarish , Sean Patrick Flanery , Supernova LLC , Surreal , The Evil Within , The Evil Within movie , Writers Studio Getty is trying to tell his story in some avant-garde poorly executed manor that comes across as a hot mess. As the film goes on, we start to question even that as his actions go beyond the point of sympathy. The Evil Within does a good job of conveying the suffering and loneliness that Dennis must feel, and for a while he is a sympathetic character. His movie The Evil Within was finally just released, 15 years after he started making it. After passing suddenly during the final stages of production, it was up to the project’s producers to bring The Evil Within to fruition, an exhaustive but ultimately successful endeavor that took a total of 15 years. 6. It’s no secret as to why. The Evil Within is the ambitious debut feature from writer/director Andrew Getty, who is said to have sunk as much as $6M of his own money into it; the film also dedicated to his memory. The distorted fever dream that is Evil Within does not hold up to the hype.