A typically poor British attempt . . .

Rating: 2/10 (19 April 2010)

I was excited to watch this film after having seen it on the shelves in several places but not got round to renting / purchasing it. However, it was only once I was about to unwrap the plastic and put it in the DVD player that I realised it was a UK film. Oh oh... too late though, only one way to find out I thought! The film appears to have been written by a feminist, kicking off with a group of pre-menopausal women trying to live exciting and apparently thrill seeking lives. The chosen idea is to go exploring a cave. After several scenes of the women acting like female larger louts (or at least their fowl and uninspiring language), we finally arrive at the Boreham Cave (or as one character quite rightly coins the phrase 'Boredom Cave').
A factor that contributed to my growing sense of boredom was the pointless delaying of any action (was this an attempt to build up a feeling of suspense from the story mentioned on the rear of the case?). But this was nothing compared to the great frustration I felt from having to endure the constant sounds of women groaning, grunting and moaning in what sounded like watching a documentary on pregnancy. These sounds may have been perfectly acceptable if they were trying to defend themselves from monsters; but no, they were simply doing what they went down there to do - exploring. Climbing across a rock. Hmmm.
Anyway, as the film gradually progressed there was a lack of true suspense for me, and as the ending approached the story seemed to leave any clear path or direction it could have went in. Also sad to see effects used changing in a very noticeable manner at one point.
To sum up this movie was the same as any other British 'horror' I've seen. In my opinion we should just leave the genre to the Americans.