A little disappointed.

Rating: 6/10 (9 July 2006)

I had expectations on THE DESCENT being a really scary horror film with lots of gore, and tons of disgusting and super-scary jumps and stuff. But it wasn't.
There are two things that are really bad with this film. First, it doesn't start until one hour into the movie. Somehow, the creators of this movie thought that it was a good thing to do a boring one hour, before the stuff kicks loose. I guess they wanted to present all characters and set everything up - however, that's where error number two is: we don't get to know the characters, and we don't get to understand or know any set ups.
All people, including the leads, are totally nameless and faceless women, and when they're in the cave, it's so difficult to tell them apart that you just simply don't care. And yes, that's even though the director tried to use some clever color-tricks to save that problem. Which it doesn't.
A movie with a bunch of people that you don't care about or care for, or even know who they are, is quite frankly a bit boring.
The last half hour, though, and the ending, is nice. It feels like a totally different movie! It's action, it's suspense, it's a bit scary... and it's gory, violent and have some really nice scenes.
Fast forward one hour into the movie - you won't miss anything important anyway!
Set up as a normal film, and done in a proper manner, this movie could have been really really good. Now, it's a wasted opportunity.
Don't believe the hype.
6/10