What will be a classic British horror!

Rating: 10/10 (31 October 2006)

A great movie when you consider what is behind it. A relatively inexperienced feature director, not a lot of money, no big cast names, shot mostly in a handful of locations. (the hospital scenes are the 'long corridor' at Pinewood studios)Many corners were cut to bring this to the screen including using the same set parts again and again to produce the different cave interiors and swapping the USA for bonny Scotland for the location work.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film and when I rented it I just pressed menu and play then watched the whole thing again after the initial view. Loved the ending the sense of helplessness that the lead Sarah would have felt.
The real magic of the film comes from the claustrophobic lighting which in all but a handful of cases uses available light from torches and flares. The colour coded lighting also helps you follow the plight of each group of characters.
The music was OK but I thought it sounded like it was written by someone not familiar with film scoring. Some of the instrument timbres were not matched well to the situation. A bit clunky but it did complement the film well.
There were some plot holes and things not made completely evident but overall a fantastic effort and what must go down as a British horror classic. It's hard enough getting a film made here in the UK let alone a good one!