Product: The Descent (Original Unrated Cut) [Blu-ray] (2006)
Rating: 2.0
Two-thirds National Geographic, one-third horror
I had high hopes for this film based on the reviews of others and the press. I love creature films and indications were this would be a good-budget, well acted change from the cheesy norm.It has a fantastic 1/2 hour, that being the last 1/2 hour. Until then it's little more than a National Geographic caving episode with a few cautious over-the-shoulder glances from a character or two thrown in, and creepier music. Although some scenes may have you nibble a fingernail or two, it's more because of some spelunking challenge than any genuine sense of dread building toward the attacks you know are coming.I give it credit for having a female cast that doesn't sit around and cry, stand and scream, or trip every time they try to run. Good performances of strong, no-nonsense women here and all the better for it.But we're back to that last 1/2 hour thing. Once it leaves the realm of the Discovery Channel and finally turns into a horror movie, Descent becomes a real thrill. But even that last 1/2 hour is killed by a total downer of an ending. I mean, not every movie has to have a happy happy joy joy ending, but the last 2 minutes were just a roll-your-eyes groaner.Big letdown.