Gory copout

Rating: 2/10 (26 August 2006)

This movie started out fine. The premise of the story was clear early on. The mood was tense and apprehensive. The setting was ideal for certain fears felt by the characters, and then by the audience. The characters were introduced early on, but I think I only remembered 2 or 3 names by the end of the story. The characters could have used some more depth.
The characters weren't the only flaw in the movie. Actually, things meant well for the first half, and then turned into an unnecessary gorefest in the latter half. I had some problem with this. The premise of the story turned on its head... there was no explanation or anything in the story to suggest the direction that the story took in the latter half. Not only was it stupid, it served no other function but to provide creepy crawlers to scare the characters (and the audience) until the end. That's all. The tension and fear in cave climbing took a backseat and suddenly we have an incredibly bloody night of the dead inside a cave. This deterioration, for me, was unforgivable. And that is why I rated this movie a 3. It reminded me too much of Freddie vs Michael, another mindless gorefest.