One of the most thrilling experiences I've ever had.

Rating: 10/10 (2 March 2011)

The Descent, for me, was a genre redefining film. Taken at surface value, it's simply a film about a woman who experiences a horrible loss and struggles with her sanity as she experiences a much worse fate. Deconstructed a bit beyond that, it works quite brilliantly on a lot of levels. For one, it's debatable whether the monsters found in depths of the caves and in the shadows even exist in the reality of the film or in the reality of the main character. The film is seen through her fears, her anxieties and as she loses her grip, so do her friends find themselves in increasingly dangerous situations. She hallucinates so often, that one wonders if she isn't experiencing a degree of psychosis brought on by PTSD. Regardless, without spilling too much, get a hold of the director's cut(or original UK version). It's the most moving, powerful and leaves you with a feeling of infinitely pleasing emptiness and an insolvable wonderful mystery.