Tense and claustrophobic

Rating: 8/10 (18 August 2006)

A bit linear, but for what it's supposed to do (horror/terrror) it succeeds. The realistic, minimal lighting (unlike "The Cave" or other films where ambient light always seems to come from "somewhere"- much like guns with the never-ending clips) makes this movie uncomfortable for those with claustrophobia. The gore was first-rate and made more believable by the realistic environment the filmmakers established (unlike the Friday 13th fare). A few things at the end were a bit unrealistic (from a physics and evolutionary standpoint), but the fast pace (minus a slow beginning that didn't quite develop the characters for me to relate to them individually) makes it an original horror movie to see.