Genre: Horror/ Thriller/ Adventure
Runtime: 99 minutes
Year: 2005
Starring: Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Jackson Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder, Nora-Jane Noone, Oliver Milburn, Molly Kayll, Leslie Simpson, Mark Smith, Mark Cronfield, Stephen Lamb, Craig Conway, Sophie Trott, Tristan Matthiae, Stuart Luis, Justin Hackney, MyAnna Buring
Description: A caving expedition goes horribly wrong, as the explorers become trapped and ultimately pursued by a strange breed of predators.
Review: “The Descent” is a real shocker. It tells the story of a group of female friends, that meet each other again after a traumatic accident. The ladies go on a caving adventure, where not only darkness and tight spaces are an enemy. Something is lurking in the dark as well.
“The Descent” has a good buildup. Before it becomes bloody, director Neil Marshall managed to build up the tension. You get a claustrophobic feel and the darkness surrounding the women is also frightening. It’s a very dark film, which makes it even scarier.
Dark and claustrophobic are the two keywords for “The Descent”. And if those two elements aren’t scary enough, there is a certain paranoia amongst the characters. The stress factor is building and everyone’s fear is growing. The transformation of the friends is interesting to see, how each of the women deal with their fear.
The movie mixes psychological horror with standard thriller elements, to eventually turn into a shocker. And this movie is anything but predictable and it’s very original. It’s a thrill ride filled with surprises.
“The Descent” is definitely one of the best horror movies of its decade.
Rating: 4,5/ 5
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