The Descent

Yay - by Cheyenne


"the descent," is an low budget drama/horror movie that came over from the united kingdom earlier this year. upon seeing trailers for this particular film in the past couple of months, i was intrigued to say the least. looked like a psychological film that preys on your fears...with what looked like the possibility of something else along the way....

five minutes into the movie, you're introduced to the two main protagonists-- juno and sarah. right away you see something that may or may not be there in terms of the interactions. but just as quickly as it was introduced, it takes a backseat to a sudden and gruesome tragedy.
fast forward 1 year later, a group of women are getting together for their annual extreme sport trip. the tragedy of a year ago still obviously taking its toll on some members of the group. you can feel the tension between some these ladies no matter how hard they try to hide it. the said trip gets on its way. this particular trip involves the exploration of a cave system in the Appalachians(east coast usa, for you dullards that are unaware).
this particular cave system, unfortunately, has never been explored before. the problem with this, is that only one person knows this. of course, difficulties ensue. people are lost, people are hurt, people are possibly losing their minds. adding to this mass confusion is the entrance some inhabitants of this cave. up to this point, this film is all based on your fears. darkness, claustrophobia, hopelessness, anger, betrayal. once these cave-dwellers enter the picture, all hell breaks loose. people start dying. people start forgetting one another. right up to the end, when a few of the girls start fighting back, you feel that exhaustion that is expressed on their faces. i'm not going to spoil how this movie ends, but i will say that the road to the climax takes a few twists and turns that i did not see coming.
this film builds up so well. the tension and the frights are so well paced. nothing feels forced. the acting is very well done, especially the actresses that played sarah and juno. the creatures look good and the amount of gore is not over the top. i highly suggest you see this movie. you'll be satisfied by what you see.