This is why cavers should leave a call-out...

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2006)

I am a caver, and knew that the sets were mostly studio before I saw it, so was very pleasantly surprised by just how good the sets are. A few inaccuracies- mostly the cast's clothing- but also some amazingly realistic touches: in the close-up of them rigging the traverse across the chasm, there is coloured tape around the krab (fastener) so the owner can tell it is theirs. Yep, we all do that. I also loved the part in the same scene where the first obsolete equipment is found in a "new" system... uh-oh. Also the night before, with them all drinking beer in the cabin- yes, all the cavers I know do exactly that!
I liked the fact that the Crawlers mostly were real actors, not CG- much more work involved and they look good close-up. The Descent is a great horror film, but it would also be a great movie if there were no monsters and it just followed them trying to find a way out.
Put me off caving? No way. But it has made me wary of vans and trucks with loads of scaffold poles and pipes!