Women get slaughtered in a badly-lit cave.

Rating: Null/10 (17 January 2007)

Apart from the violent opening scene, very little happens for quite a while. This early part of the movie is spent not on thrills, but on getting us acquainted with the half-dozen main characters, all of which are women. If at least there were some eye-catchers in that bunch, but they're mostly average-looking or worse  and the dialog is dull.
Once the mayhem finally starts, it's relatively bloody, which distracts from the clichés, of which there are more than a few. Having a cave as the setting for the slaughter is a two-edged sword. On one hand, things can get quite claustrophobic, but on the other, it's just an excuse to keep many scenes badly-lit in order to save on the monsters' special effects and make-up. The creatures are solid, but nothing to shout about, looking a lot like Gollum's relatives and friends.
So if you like the idea of having dozens of Gollums slaughter a couple of women in a cave, you shouldn't pass on this movie.