Scary, Really Scary

Rating: 9/10 (22 November 2005)

The Descent has to be the scariest film i have watched this year. In fact i could go as far as to say its the scariest film i have seen since The Blair Witch Project.
The great thing about this movie is its setting (a cave system), as in all truth most people will have a fear of being lost, being confined to extremely small spaces or being surrounded by nothing but darkness, and in this movie, all of these things are in play.
The use of an all female expedition party, is also a master stroke, as it adds to the feeling that everyone is truly coming to an end down there.
The one thing that has stopped me giving this film a 10 is because it is quite slow moving at the start, but in fairness this adds to the appeal as it builds up the tension, thats if you have the patience and attention span. But it also had a very good twist at the end, which i wont spoil for anyone.
In fairness if you give this movie the chance it deserves you will not be disappointed. Try watching it alone in a dark room with a good surround sound system, IF YOU DARE!! Id just like to say that its so refreshing to see a Horror movie that is actually well directed, brilliantly acted and so much more frightening than the usual Hollywood mega budget slasher movies which we have to endure time and time again.