Remains with you for a while!

Rating: Null/10 (22 November 2011)

There have been a lot of comparisons to "Alien", but "Descent" is more like "Jaws" in a cave. The makers understands that it's what you don't see that's scary. And in a cave, it's easy to not see. You thought you were afraid to go in the water? You may never go spelunking again. Of course, unless you're already a cave-diver, it might be a bit hard to relate to these characters. I mean, really, what are you doing in that cave to begin with?
Above all else, I appreciate what "The Descent" is attempting to do. It's not one of those obvious slasher films that plague the multiplexes when Hollywood's out of ideas. There are plenty of false scares (mostly the old dream sequence trick), but also plenty of real ones. "The Descent" may not be a classic, but it's likely to remain with you for a while.