Wow

Rating: Null/10 (23 March 2008)

I saw Marshall's first film, Dog Soldiers, and didn't really enjoy it. It seemed a retread of a lot of films I'd already seen and the werewolves just looked like men in costumes. I wasn't expecting much of the Descent, but boy was I wrong. from the minute the film started I felt like I was watching the work of a completely different filmmaker. I was knocked out at the difference in storytelling and overall confidence in this film compared to the last one. I thought it made brilliant use of the caving location and didn't miss one trick to ramp up the action. I thought that when the story changes direction and they have to deal with what's down there that it made what could have been a silly plot into something believable and scary. Wish I could see more thrillers like this.