fresh ideas, genuine scares...I love this movie.

Rating: 8/10 (13 November 2007)

Yes, there is a soft spot in my heart for mid-budget, lesser known horror films. The Descent throws a band of British female friends into the dark,unknowingly inhabited depths of an American cave. Before that, the film gives us a shocking and essential back-story to the group....a characteristic usually void for the genre. The film starts with meaning....then it begins to build tension...the tension seems to grow to an incredible crescendo right when this film really goes horror...and in a deliciously BIG way. There is a beautiful balance of positives here...the music, the pertinent back-story, the well-fashioned gore, the lighting and tension...the chronic, unrelenting nature of the situation... this movie basically knocks it out of the park. An uncomfortable, ghoulish, terrifyingly terrific horror flick. A must see for fans of the horror genre. The premise seems unrealistic but it is pulled off in quite the opposite manner. It feels like your right there with 'em.....that's what makes this a real winner. This movie buff says, "Highly Recommended". 81/100