Chilling Claustrophobia

Rating: 8/10 (24 June 2007)

What is worse than finding yourself trapped in a cave miles below the surface? Finding yourself trapped in a cave miles below the surface and hunted by flesh-eating humanoid creatures.
"The Descent" reminded me of the good ol' horror films of the seventies where the horror sinks its teeth into you at the onset and never lets go even after the credits roll.
When tragedy claims the husband and daughter of a young woman, she attempts to heal by partaking in a little cave exploration with her daredevil friends. What starts of as an exciting and fun-filled venture quickly darkens into a desperate fight for survival amidst betrayal, panic, and deception. The cave dwellers become stranded in the cave cut off from the outside world when the ceiling of their only route out collapses. As they attempt to discover another path of escape, they slowly become aware that they are not alone.
This film serves up the scares in claustrophobic fashion. The acting is excellent. The fiends are frightening. The blood is plentiful.