tense, gory, and malicious

Rating: 8/10 (11 January 2019)

The Descent has effective special effects, and executes the claustrophobic feel of the film flawlessly from start to finish. It's increasingly gory action insinuates a growing sense of urgency and willingness to kill in its protagonists, resulting in each and every cracked bone or torn piece of flesh feeling precise and necessary. It's tidy 90ish minute run time ensures nonstop action, and by the end of the film it all will feel brutally sadistic but efficient and effective.