A delight for horror enthusiasts.

Rating: 8/10 (29 November 2013)

A solid modern day horror film may be as common as a Coelacanth fish, but The Descent leaves a bloody mark as a gripping and thoroughly entertaining horror film emphasizing the terrors of darkness, forces we don't know, claustrophobia, and loneliness. An onslaught of gory, adrenaline-driven action and plenty of scares for any horror movie junky, The Descent carries on a story of a group of female hikers that investigate a descent to only be consumed by the darkness and walls that are closing in. they soon discover that they are not alone only to be hunted down one by one by humanoid creatures of unknown "descent" (you see where I'm going with this?). While it may seem like a typical monster/slasher film, there's a deeper message: Fear of the unknown. Relentless pacing and solid, realistic performances drive the film deep into the descent of success.
9/10. An awesome horror picture that brought hope to the once-hopeless horror movie genre.