truly scary film which falls a bit in the second half but ends well

Rating: 6/10 (9 March 2007)

I am not usually a fan of horror films but there was much I enjoyed about this film. The best parts are as the group get more and more stuck in the caves and the suspense and fear as they crawl through tight narrow spaces as they collapse behind them was brilliant. I was on the edge of my seat constantly.
Unfortunately this film starts to fall into farce as soon as the fantasy element comes into play - Im all for the scary creatures that are trying to eat you etc but I reached the point where the 2 main character square up to each other and thought - this is ridiculous! Clearly the intention was that they had become as horrific as the creature/blind gollum/monsters they were trying to escape , but for a grief-ridden widow/mother to suddenly turn into a monstrously murderous vengeful horror happy to linger around and try to kill off her former friend instead of trying to get out of the cave is too much beyond belief for me. That said, the ending was spot on - for once in the film industry not just a happy ending and one that therefore sticks with you for a lot longer after you leave the cinema.