Not what it was cracked up to be...

Rating: 6/10 (27 January 2007)

Well, I watched "The Descent" with high hopes and, for the first thirty minutes, the film wasn't bad. However, once the movie got to the point where "the enemy" arrived, it was down hill from there. The problem with the film is simple: Considering that the actresses are virtual unknowns and they are wearing indistinguishable clothes, it would have been nice if the viewer could tell them apart from each other. Since they weren't and since the action sequences were all quick cutaways and close ups of various body movements, it was nearly impossible to distinguish what was occurring and to whom it was occurring too. Also, I thought "the enemy" was going to be something unique. Instead they are just odd looking humanoids, albeit flesh eaters, who cannot see. Frankly, their appearance and the sounds they made, reminded me of a character from the second to last season of "Angel." He too lived underground and made a clicking sound. I wonder if the writers of the movie saw the couple of episodes of "Angel" and ran with the idea? In summary, "The Descent" had a decent premise but went wrong pretty quickly. And, about the ending, it made no sense. I cannot favor a movie which makes no sense when it ends.