The Descent
Studio: Celador Films, Northmen
Productions
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Neil Marshall
Release date: August 4th 2006 USA
Staring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie
Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder,
MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone
Running Time: 99 minutes
Rated: UR (Reviewed) R (Theater)
Productions
Director: Neil Marshall
Writer: Neil Marshall
Release date: August 4th 2006 USA
Staring: Shauna Macdonald, Natalie
Mendoza, Alex Reid, Saskia Mulder,
MyAnna Buring, Nora-Jane Noone
Running Time: 99 minutes
Rated: UR (Reviewed) R (Theater)
Back of the box:
A pleasure caving trip turns frightful in this horror film written and directed
by Neil Marshall. Six girlfriends, led by thrill seeker Juno (Natalie Mendoza),
go spelunking a year after a tragic incident. But when they get trapped
under the earth, all rationale escapes them as they start to suffer from
limited oxygen and delusions -- or are they? Now, the friends must find a
way to escape the cave and the murky creatures that lie within it.
A pleasure caving trip turns frightful in this horror film written and directed
by Neil Marshall. Six girlfriends, led by thrill seeker Juno (Natalie Mendoza),
go spelunking a year after a tragic incident. But when they get trapped
under the earth, all rationale escapes them as they start to suffer from
limited oxygen and delusions -- or are they? Now, the friends must find a
way to escape the cave and the murky creatures that lie within it.
The Bloody Truth:
I can’t say anything bad about a Neil Marshal film as he is the man who
gave us the gift of Dog Soldiers and lucky I don’t need to.
The Descent was pushed though an advertising run promising the next
generation of horror and that this movie would blow as all away. Well nice
for open day numbers but its not always great to elevate expectations too
high. Some people were let down by this movie but the truth is simple.
This is a well done film that delivers most of what was promised. Turn off
the lights and dive deep down into the earth with this group of women.
Neil Marshal prays on mutable fears and use gore and brutality to stitch
this movie together.
A well crafted if minimal story and a solid cast set the stage for what in my
opinion was one of the better horror films of 06. Keep it going Mr Marshal!
I can’t say anything bad about a Neil Marshal film as he is the man who
gave us the gift of Dog Soldiers and lucky I don’t need to.
The Descent was pushed though an advertising run promising the next
generation of horror and that this movie would blow as all away. Well nice
for open day numbers but its not always great to elevate expectations too
high. Some people were let down by this movie but the truth is simple.
This is a well done film that delivers most of what was promised. Turn off
the lights and dive deep down into the earth with this group of women.
Neil Marshal prays on mutable fears and use gore and brutality to stitch
this movie together.
A well crafted if minimal story and a solid cast set the stage for what in my
opinion was one of the better horror films of 06. Keep it going Mr Marshal!
Get your twisted mountain men,
mutants and horribly dysfunctional
families here
mutants and horribly dysfunctional
families here
And the rest.....
Acting - 3 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 4 Music - 3
Story - 3 Reality - 4
Acting - 3 Cinematography - 3
Sound - 4 Music - 3
Story - 3 Reality - 4
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